Honda Fit Best Selling Car in Japan for 11th Month in a Row
For the 11th straight month, the Honda Fit has ranked as the best selling compact car in Japan.
Up 52% in September, the Honda fit has sold 16,350 units, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said in a release today. Toyota Motor Corp.’s Corolla ranked second with 12,176 vehicles sold, and the Vitz took third with 9,972 sold.
Demand for Honda’s Fit and the new Freed minivan boosted the Tokyo-based company’s domestic sales, excluding minicars, by 12 percent in the fiscal first half. The Fit, revamped last October, helped Honda defy the industry’s 2.9 percent drop to the lowest level in 34 years.
Japan’s first-half auto sales slumped to 1.54 million vehicles as rising unemployment and decade-high inflation sapped demand for new vehicles.
Here is a ranking of the top 10 Japanese subcompact’s for September:
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No. Model
1. Honda Fit
2. Toyota Corolla
3. Toyota Vitz
4. Honda Freed
5. Mazda Demio
6. Nissan Tiida
7. Nissan Serena
8. Toyota Prius
9. Nissan Note
10. Toyota Passo
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October 9, 2008