Upward trend in new vehicle sales and used vehicle registrations
First written in FY2018-Q1. 11 of 32 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2019-Q1. Latest entry: 2026-08-07.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Mitigated".
- FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「On the demand side, domestic passenger-car new-vehicle registrations fell 1.9% from the same period of the previous year, due in part to cooling consumer sentiment resulting from rising prices and higher vehicle prices. Concerns about the economy are intensifying, and the outlook remains cautious. Meanwhile, passenger-car used-vehicle registrations increased 0.6% and were almost flat, but concerns about renewed difficulty in sourcing vehicles have been growing in the used-vehicle market.」
New-vehicle registrations fell 1.9% from the same period of the previous year, weakening from the upward trend in the previous fiscal year. Used-vehicle registrations were almost flat, up 0.6%, while concerns about difficulty in sourcing vehicles have intensified again. - FY2025Full-Year New- and Used-Vehicle Market Results UpdatedAnnual report
「Domestic new passenger vehicle sales increased 2.0% from the previous fiscal year and remained firm despite the impact of production stoppages and other factors. Used passenger vehicle registrations increased 0.8% year on year and remained firm, partly due to the stabilization of new vehicle supplies and the continued high level of used vehicle prices supported by strong exports.」
New-vehicle sales increased 2.0% from the previous fiscal year, while used-vehicle registrations increased 0.8%. - FY2025-H1Midyear New- and Used-Vehicle Market Results UpdatedAnnual report
「Domestic passenger-car new-vehicle sales fell 1.8% from the same period of the previous year. As in the first quarter, the sharp expansion in supply in the same period of the previous year had eased, and sales were 14.1% below the same period of 2019, before the so-called “COVID-19 pandemic.” Passenger-car used-vehicle registrations increased 2.3% from the same period of the previous year,」
New-vehicle sales fell 1.8% from the same period of the previous year and 14.1% from the same period of 2019, while used-vehicle registrations increased 2.3% from the same period of the previous year. - FY2024MitigatedAnnual report
「Passenger-car new-vehicle sales in the current consolidated fiscal year increased 14.8% from the previous fiscal year, the highest rate of growth in recent years. This total absorbed a 31.3% decline in sales of compact passenger cars during the fourth quarter, from January to March. Sales remained 6.6% below the level in fiscal 2019, before the so-called “COVID-19 pandemic,” but this was a year in which the path toward normalization of the new-vehicle sales environment finally became visible. Passenger-car used-vehicle registrations increased as distribution volumes rose in response to higher new-vehicle sales, reaching a level 4.0% above the previous fiscal year.」
New-vehicle sales increased 14.8% from the previous fiscal year and used-vehicle registrations increased 4.0%, improving market volumes from the declining trend through the previous fiscal year. However, new-vehicle sales remained 6.6% below fiscal 2019. - FY2024-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Domestic passenger-car new-vehicle sales were 2,276 thousand vehicles, up 19.7% from the same period of the previous year. Calendar-year 2023 sales exceeded the previous year's level for the first time in 5 years. Compared with sales for the same period of 2019, before the so-called “COVID-19 pandemic,” they remained 5.2% lower. Passenger-car used-vehicle registrations increased 3.7% from the same period of the previous year, as increased demand for used vehicles due to delays in new-vehicle production resulted in both higher distribution volumes and firm unit prices.」
New-vehicle sales increased 19.7% from the same period of the previous year and used-vehicle registrations increased 3.7%, improving market volumes from the declining trend through the previous fiscal year. However, new-vehicle sales were down 5.2% from the same period of 2019. - FY2024-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Domestic passenger-car new-vehicle sales recovered, increasing 22.7% from the same period of the previous year and returning to a level 12.6% below sales for the same period of 2019, before the so-called “COVID-19 pandemic.” Passenger-car used-vehicle registrations increased 2.1% from the same period of the previous year,」
New-vehicle sales increased 22.7% from the same period of the previous year and used-vehicle registrations increased 2.1%, improving market volumes from the declining trend through the previous fiscal year. However, new-vehicle sales remained 12.6% below the same period of 2019. - FY2024-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Domestic passenger-car new-vehicle sales increased 30.5% from the same period of the previous year as supply recovered rapidly, returning to a level 9.2% below first-quarter sales in 2019, before the so-called “COVID-19 pandemic.” Passenger-car used-vehicle registrations increased 0.9% from the same period of the previous year,」
New-vehicle sales increased 30.5% from the same period of the previous year and used-vehicle registrations increased 0.9%, improving market volumes from the declining trend through the previous fiscal year. However, new-vehicle sales were still down 9.2% from the first quarter of 2019. - FY2023MitigatedAnnual report
「Passenger-car new-vehicle sales increased 2.4% from the previous fiscal year, marking the first year-on-year increase since the COVID-19 pandemic began. With cumulative sales in the fourth quarter, from January to March, also up 18.1% from the same period of the previous year, a recovery trend finally became evident.」
The new-vehicle market increased 2.4% from the previous fiscal year, while fourth-quarter sales increased 18.1% from the same period of the previous year, indicating a recovery trend from the deterioration through the previous fiscal year. However, sales were down 18.6% from fiscal 2019, and the timing and strength of the recovery were considered uncertain. - FY2023-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Passenger-car new-vehicle sales continued to fall below the previous year's level, down 3.9% from the same period of the previous year, but signs of recovery from the worst period finally began to emerge, partly because cumulative sales from October to December increased 5.5% from the same period of the previous year.」
Cumulative new-vehicle sales were down 3.9% from the same period of the previous year, but sales from October to December increased 5.5%, indicating signs of recovery from the worst period. - FY2023-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「Passenger-car new-vehicle sales continued to fall below the previous year's level, down 8.4% from the same period of the previous year, but signs of recovery from the 15.9% decline in the first quarter began to emerge, partly because September sales alone increased 24.7% from the same month of the previous year. However, compared with sales in the same period of 2019, before the so-called “COVID-19 pandemic,” new-vehicle sales remained 28.5% lower,」
Although new-vehicle sales continued to fall below the previous year's level, the decline from the same period of the previous year narrowed from 15.9% in the first quarter to 8.4%, and September sales alone increased 24.7%. However, sales were down 28.5% from the same period of 2019 and had not returned to pre-pandemic levels. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Passenger-car new-vehicle sales continued to fall below the previous year's level, down 15.9% from the same period of the previous year and 30% below first-quarter sales in 2019, before the so-called “COVID-19 pandemic.” Used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars were down 5.6% from the same period of the previous year,」
New-vehicle sales were down 15.9% from the same period of the previous year and 30% from the first quarter of 2019, while used-vehicle registrations fell 5.6% from the same period of the previous year, indicating continued deterioration in market volumes. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「In Japan, new-vehicle sales also fell by approximately 440,000 vehicles, down 9.5% from the previous fiscal year, marking a decline for the third consecutive year and remaining below 5 million vehicles for the second consecutive year. In the used-vehicle market, used-vehicle prices surged and used-vehicle auction prices reached a 10-year high, driven by stagnant trade-ins resulting from long delivery times for new vehicles and increased demand for used vehicles. However, registrations remained at approximately 3.64 million vehicles, down 5.5% from the previous fiscal year.」
Both new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations declined, worsening the market's volume metrics overall. Meanwhile, used-vehicle prices and auction prices rose. - FY2022-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「In the current fiscal year, sales totaled 3.018 million units, down 6.5% year on year.」
Cumulative new-vehicle sales fell 6.5% from the same period of the previous year, although the monthly rate of decline narrowed from September onward. They had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, sales were 2.028 million vehicles in the quarter, down 1.1% from the same period of the previous year. Although this secured positive growth for the first time in 2 years, growth stalled.」
New-vehicle sales were 2.028 million vehicles, down 1.1% from the same period of the previous year, shifting from the recovery trend in the previous quarter to a slowdown in growth. - FY2022-Q1MitigatedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, in the markets related to our business, new-vehicle sales showed signs of recovery, rising 23.8% from the same period of the previous year, while used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars rose 6.1%. However, compared with the same period two years earlier, they were down 15.5% and 1.0%, respectively, and had not returned to the levels seen before the so-called “COVID-19 pandemic.”」
New-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations showed signs of recovery from the same period of the previous year. However, they were down 15.5% and 1.0%, respectively, from the same period two years earlier and had not returned to pre-pandemic levels. - FY2021WorsenedAnnual report
「As a result, full-year new vehicle sales declined by approximately 0.38 million units, or 7.6% year on year, falling below 5 million units for the first time in 5 years, while used vehicle registrations remained broadly at the same level as in the previous fiscal year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.」
New-vehicle sales turned from the market recovery through the previous fiscal year to a decline of 7.6% from the previous fiscal year. Used-vehicle registrations remained broadly at the same level as in the previous fiscal year. - FY2021-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「Third-quarter sales exceeded the previous year's level for 3 consecutive months. As a result, sales for the current fiscal year totaled 3.22 million units, down 12.0% year on year.」
New-vehicle sales, which had declined sharply through the second quarter, exceeded the previous year's level for 3 consecutive months in the third quarter. However, cumulative third-quarter sales remained at 3.22 million vehicles, down 12.0% from the same period of the previous year. - FY2021-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「In the current fiscal year, new vehicle sales declined for 6 consecutive months to 2.02 million units, down 22.6% year on year, the lowest level in 9 years since fiscal 2011, immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake.」
New-vehicle sales were 2.02 million vehicles, down 22.6% from the same period of the previous year, marking the sixth consecutive month of decline and the lowest level in 9 years since fiscal 2011. The strength of the market that had continued from the previous fiscal year has weakened further. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, new vehicle sales in the markets related to the Company declined sharply by 31.8% year on year, while used vehicle registrations for passenger cars declined by 8.2%.」
The market turned from the strength seen through the previous fiscal year, with new-vehicle sales down 31.8% from the same period of the previous year and used-vehicle registrations down 8.2%. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「Full-year new-vehicle sales fell by approximately 220,000 vehicles, down 4.2% from the previous fiscal year, while used-vehicle registrations were at roughly the same level as in the previous fiscal year.」
New-vehicle sales fell 4.2% from the previous fiscal year, weakening from the strength seen through the previous fiscal year on a full-year basis. Used-vehicle registrations were roughly in line with the previous fiscal year. - FY2020-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「In the third quarter, the figure was approximately 1.05 million units, down approximately 0.2 million units year on year, or 16.3%. As a result, the cumulative total for the current fiscal year fell below the positive figure through the second-quarter cumulative period, reaching approximately 3.67 million units, down approximately 0.06 million units year on year, or 1.7%.」
The gains through the cumulative second quarter were lost, and cumulative third-quarter new-vehicle sales were approximately 3.67 million vehicles, down 1.7% from the same period of the previous year. The strength of the market that had continued from the previous fiscal year is weakening. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result, the total was 2.62 million vehicles, up 5.6% from the same period of the previous year, marking an increase for the third consecutive year in the period.」
Total new-vehicle sales were 2.62 million vehicles, up 5.6% from the same period of the previous year, marking the third consecutive year of growth. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year (1 April 2019 to 30 June 2019, hereinafter the “period”), new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars remained firm, continuing from the previous fiscal year, and increased slightly from the same period of the previous year.」
Passenger-car new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations remained firm, continuing from the previous fiscal year, and increased slightly from the same period of the previous year. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year (1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018, hereinafter the “period”), new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars recovered from the flat trend through the cumulative second quarter (1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018, hereinafter the “previous quarter”), and increased 6.4% from the same period of the previous year, showing strong growth for the period.」
After recovering from the flat trend through the cumulative second quarter, passenger-car new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations increased 6.4% from the same period of the previous year in the cumulative third quarter. - FY2019-Q2Flat after a recoveryAnnual report
「During the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year (1 April 2018 to 30 September 2018, hereinafter the “period”), new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars recovered in July and August from the decline in the previous fiscal year, but fell again in September, resulting in a flat trend on a cumulative basis for the period.」
Although they recovered in July and August from the decline through the previous fiscal year, they fell again in September, leaving the cumulative total for the second quarter flat. - FY2019-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「During the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year (1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018, hereinafter the “period”), new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars turned from the increase seen through the previous fiscal year to a decline.」
Passenger-car new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations, which had been described as trending upward through the previous fiscal year, turned downward in the first quarter. - FY2018SoftenedAnnual report
「Against this economic backdrop, new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations in the markets related to our business were at roughly the same levels as in the previous fiscal year.」
The wording has been softened from the increase in passenger-car new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations indicated in the quarterly disclosure to levels roughly in line with the previous fiscal year for the full year. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the markets related to our business, both new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars continued to show an increase from the same period of the previous year.」
It reconfirms that new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars continued to increase from the same period of the previous year. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the markets related to our business, both new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars continued to show an increase from the same period of the previous year.」
It states that new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars continued to increase from the same period of the previous year. - FY2018-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In the markets related to our business, both new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars showed an increase from the same period of the previous year.」
In the related markets during the first quarter, both new-vehicle sales and used-vehicle registrations for passenger cars increased from the same period of the previous year.