TOKYO —

Sales of new imported vehicles in Japan in May fell 23.8% from a year before to 15,811 units, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Thursday. Of them, sales of vehicles made by foreign manufacturers dropped 20.3% to 13,953 units.

Passenger car sales decreased 29.8% to 14,458 units, and truck sales surged 10-fold to 1,353 units. Volkswagen was the best-selling imported vehicle brand, though sales fell 10% to 3,314 units for a market share of 20.96%. BMW ranked second with sales of 2,485 units, down 31.7%, for a 15.72% share. Mercedes-Benz was third with 2,328 units, down 21.6%, for a 14.72% share.

JCN

2 Comments

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  Kwaabish at 01:01 PM JST - 6th June

  Aaaahh, if the Japanese were to buy foreign cars, they sure love European cars...

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  Sarge at 10:06 PM JST - 8th June

  This is partly my fault; I didn't buy a single used car in May.

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