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Motor VehiclesImported Vehicle Sales● TRENDS IN IMPORTED MOTOR VEHICLE SALESIn vehicle unitsVehicles produced by non-Japanese manufacturersPassenger CarsCommercial VehiclesVehicles produced by Japanese manufacturers abroadPassenger CarsCommercial Vehicles294,0601,054295,11433,54715,01248,559327,60716,066343,673104.6284,4711,025285,49628,61014,51643,126313,08115,541328,62297.8288,8301,366290,19630,84714,91745,764319,67716,283335,96097.1278,8461,694280,54052,44013,15365,593331,28614,847346,133109.5239,5462,017241,56361,04813,38274,430300,59415,399315,993114.6203,8002,057205,85756,90712,88069,787260,70714,937275,644122.5180,2551,827182,08233,0289,97343,001213,28311,800225,083126.1159,1431,761160,9048,7468,87717,623167,88910,638178,52781.4Year20092010201120122013201420152016305,0431,045306,08828,40816,52444,932333,45117,569351,020102.12017308,3891,016309,40534,38122,48056,861342,77023,496366,266104.32018Vehicles produced by non-Japanese manufacturersVehicles produced by Japanesemanufacturers abroadPassenger Cars TotalCommercial Vehicles TotalGrand TotalsChg. (%)Passenger CarsCommercial VehiclesTotalPassenger CarsCommercial VehiclesTotal100,0000200,000300,000400,000● IMPORTED MOTOR VEHICLES (ON CUSTOMS CLEARANCE BASIS)In vehicle unitsYearPassengerCarsChg. (%) CommercialVehiclesOtherTotal MotorVehiclesChg. (%)MotorcyclesNote: “Chg. (%)” means change from the previous year (with the previous year’s result indexed at 100).Source: Japan Automobile Importers AssociationNotes: 1. “Other” denotes special-purpose vehicles and engine-mounted chassis. 2. “Chg. (%)” means change from the previous year (with the previous year’s result indexed at 100).Source: Trade Statistics of Japan, Ministry of Finance198019851990199520002005200920102011201220132014201520162017201846,28552,225251,169401,836283,582282,654145,687230,791273,798333,380343,730336,764320,295331,207336,950358,22171.4118.3128.6136.0109.298.663.8158.4118.6121.8103.198.095.1103.4101.7106.35473809112,4691,4701,4209,08811,92214,18515,10716,25516,66215,87317,45520,09126,6331,0855467613903766605937808169481,3481,27882065167283947,91753,151252,841404,695285,428284,734155,368243,493288,799349,435361,333354,704336,988349,313357,713385,69372.2118.4128.6130.3109.398.463.8156.7118.6121.0103.498.295.0103.7102.4107.817,0157,08728,69643,93674,906444,635367,727353,260386,949421,991438,737410,143353,519341,254458,415540,008● USED IMPORTED VEHICLE SALESIn vehicle unitsYearChg. (%)Chg. (%)Chg. (%)Chg. (%)TotalOtherSpecial-PurposeVehiclesTrucksPassengerCarsNotes: 1. For motor vehicle classifications in Japan, see page 47. 2. “Other” includes buses, large special-purpose vehicles and small-sized three-wheeled trucks. 3. “Chg. (%)” means change from the previous year (with the previous year’s result indexed at 100).200920102011201220132014201520162017201893.097.7100.3105.0100.099.3102.0103.3105.4100.9493,781482,491483,725508,028508,122504,359514,363531,335560,038565,19016518216424822018517120216218475.978.185.881.086.483.992.185.094.994.410,0837,8786,7565,4694,7243,9633,6493,1032,9462,780100.9106.6107.4101.9105.498.2101.4102.4101.699.412,54713,38114,37014,63615,42815,15615,37315,73615,98415,89093.397.9100.3105.5100.099.4102.1103.5105.6101.0470,986461,050462,435487,675487,750485,055495,170512,294540,946546,336Source: Japan Automobile Importers Association366,000 Imported Vehicles Sold in TotalImported vehicle sales in Japan in 2018 totalled 366,000 units, up 4.3% from the previous year, with passenger cars rising 2.8% to 343,000 units and commercial vehicles (trucks and buses) surging 33.7% to 23,000 units. Meanwhile, sales of used imported vehicles increased 0.9% to 565,000 units, with used imported passenger cars climbing 1.0% to 546,000 units but used imported trucks declining 0.6% to 16,000 units.10