In 2024, used light motor vehicle sales in Japan reached approximately 2.84 million units, decreasing from roughly 2.87 million vehicles in the previous year. The figures included used mini passenger cars (kei cars) and used cargo vehicles, among them mini trucks (kei trucks).
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Sales number of used light motor vehicles in Japan from 2015 to 2024
(in millions)
initial and transfer registrations of used vehicles; four-wheelers
Supplementary notes
Initial registrations refer to initial re-registrations of vehicles that have been deregistered temporarily.
Transfers refer to changes in vehicle ownership.
Japanese mini vehicles must not exceed 3.4 meters in length, 2 meters in height, and 1.48 meters in width. The engine capacity is restricted to 0.66 liters.
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JMVA. (January 16, 2025). Sales number of used light motor vehicles in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254368/japan-used-mini-automobile-unit-sales/
JMVA. "Sales number of used light motor vehicles in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. January 16, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254368/japan-used-mini-automobile-unit-sales/
JMVA. (2025). Sales number of used light motor vehicles in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254368/japan-used-mini-automobile-unit-sales/
JMVA. "Sales Number of Used Light Motor Vehicles in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254368/japan-used-mini-automobile-unit-sales/
JMVA, Sales number of used light motor vehicles in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254368/japan-used-mini-automobile-unit-sales/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Sales number of used light motor vehicles in Japan from 2015 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], JMVA, January 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1254368/japan-used-mini-automobile-unit-sales/
