Structural contraction of the domestic automotive market
First written in FY2016. 9 of 17 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
WILLPLUS Holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025, 5 years after the typical company in this theme (2020).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 7 of 12 companies on the "Worse" side.
4 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, the market is expected to contract over the medium to long term due to structural factors including a declining younger population, reduced car ownership in urban areas, and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
We continue to expect the domestic imported-vehicle market to contract over the medium to long term due to the declining younger population, reduced car ownership, and longer vehicle ownership periods. - 2026-09-03Worsenedminkabu.jp
「In 2026, activity so far has continued at a pace below the previous year, and challenging market conditions persist.」
The prolonged downturn in the new imported-vehicle sales market, its contraction from the previous peak, and current-year sales below the previous year were reported with specific figures and conditions. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
Continues to identify the structural contraction of Japan's imported-vehicle market as a key issue, driven by the same factors as before. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「New-vehicle registrations by foreign manufacturers totaled 112,441, substantially below the 124,968 recorded in the same period of the previous year, representing 90.0% year on year (Note 2). The imported-vehicle sales environment in Japan remains challenging, with imported vehicles accounting for 8.7% of domestic sales, down from 9.7% in the same period of the previous year (Note 2).」
New-vehicle registrations by foreign manufacturers fell to 90.0% year on year, while the imported-vehicle sales share declined from 9.7% to 8.7%, making the difficult conditions in Japan's imported-vehicle market more evident in numerical terms. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
Continues to recognize contraction in the domestic market driven by the declining younger population, reduced vehicle ownership and longer vehicle ownership periods. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
Continues to recognize contraction in the domestic market driven by the declining younger population, reduced vehicle ownership and longer vehicle ownership periods. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
Continues to recognize contraction in the domestic market driven by the declining younger population, reduced vehicle ownership and longer vehicle ownership periods. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
Continues to recognize contraction in the domestic market driven by the declining younger population, reduced vehicle ownership and longer vehicle ownership periods. - FY2019WorsenedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
In addition to the structural factors behind market contraction, the current year's risk disclosure explicitly identified car sharing, which reduces vehicle ownership, as another factor. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
Continues to recognize market contraction driven by the declining younger population, reduced vehicle ownership and longer vehicle ownership periods. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
Continues to identify the decline in the younger population, reduced vehicle ownership and longer vehicle ownership periods as structural factors behind market contraction. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「In the imported-vehicle sales industry, market contraction is considered unavoidable due to structural factors, including the declining number of younger people, reduced vehicle ownership in urban areas and longer vehicle ownership periods.」
Recognizes the decline in the younger population, reduced vehicle ownership and longer vehicle ownership periods as factors driving market contraction.