As of March 31, 2024, Japan counted around 23.23 million light passenger cars (kei cars), representing the most common type of light motor vehicle. Light motor vehicles totaled roughly 31.76 million units in use.
Number of light motor vehicles in use in Japan as of March 2024, by type
(in 1,000s)
The Road Transport Vehicle Law defines light motor vehicles (LMVs) built since October 2008 as three- or four-wheeled automobiles with an engine displacement of 660cc or smaller not exceeding 3.4m in length, 2m in height, and 1.48m in width. Older vehicles follow slightly different regulations concerning displacement and size.
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Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. (April 15, 2024). Number of light motor vehicles in use in Japan as of March 2024, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284645/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-numbers-by-type/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. "Number of light motor vehicles in use in Japan as of March 2024, by type (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284645/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-numbers-by-type/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. (2024). Number of light motor vehicles in use in Japan as of March 2024, by type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284645/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-numbers-by-type/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. "Number of Light Motor Vehicles in Use in Japan as of March 2024, by Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284645/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-numbers-by-type/
Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization, Number of light motor vehicles in use in Japan as of March 2024, by type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284645/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-numbers-by-type/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of light motor vehicles in use in Japan as of March 2024, by type (in 1,000s) [Graph], Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284645/japan-mini-vehicles-in-use-numbers-by-type/
