In 2022, approximately 1.78 million standard-sized used passenger cars were sold in Japan, down from about 1.87 million in the previous year. Within the preceding decade, the sales of used standard cars in Japan were lowest in 2014, amounting to slightly more than 1.63 million units.
Sales number of standard sized used passenger cars in Japan from 2013 to 2022
(in millions)
initial, transfer, and alteration registrations of used vehicles
Supplementary notes
Initial registrations refer to initial re-registrations of vehicles that have been deregistered temporarily.
Transfers refer to changes in vehicle ownership.
Alterations refer to changes in the vehicle's user.
Automobiles are classified under Japan’s Road Vehicles Act in three categories, based primarily on engine capacity: “standard” (over 2,000cc), “small” (661cc-2,000cc), and “mini” (660cc and under).
Figures include imported vehicles.
Values have been rounded.
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JAMA. (September 24, 2023). Sales number of standard sized used passenger cars in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679514/japan-used-standard-passenger-car-unit-sales/
JAMA. "Sales number of standard sized used passenger cars in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. September 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679514/japan-used-standard-passenger-car-unit-sales/
JAMA. (2023). Sales number of standard sized used passenger cars in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679514/japan-used-standard-passenger-car-unit-sales/
JAMA. "Sales Number of Standard Sized Used Passenger Cars in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679514/japan-used-standard-passenger-car-unit-sales/
JAMA, Sales number of standard sized used passenger cars in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679514/japan-used-standard-passenger-car-unit-sales/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Sales number of standard sized used passenger cars in Japan from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], JAMA, September 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/679514/japan-used-standard-passenger-car-unit-sales/
