On May 8, 2024, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) and the All Japan Light Motor Vehicle Association (AJMCA) announced the preliminary figures for passenger car sales by model and light four-wheel vehicle sales by common name for April 2024. The N-BOX took the top spot among light vehicles with 14,947 units sold. In this ranking, Daihatsu cars have finally made it into the top 10.
Passenger car ranking
In passenger cars, the Toyota Yaris took the lead with 13,765 units. In second place was the Toyota Corolla with 12,969 units, and in third place was the Toyota Sienta with 110,337 units. All three cars sold over 10,000 units.

2024 Toyota GR Yaris
| Ranking | Manufacturer | Car name | Sales volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | Toyota | Yaris | 13,765 units |
| 2nd place | Toyota | Corolla | 12,969 units |
| 3rd place | Toyota | Sienta | 10,337 units |
| 4th place | Honda | Vezel | 7,752 units |
| 5th place | Toyota | Alphard | 6,704 units |
| 6th place | Nissan | Notes | 6,013 units |
| 7th place | Toyota | Voxy | 5,716 units |
| 8th place | Nissan | Serena | 5,694 units |
| 9th place | Toyota | Noah | 5,454 units |
| 10th place | Toyota | Harrier | 5,278 units |
April 2024 passenger car sales ranking
Light car ranking
In the minicar category, the Honda N-BOX took the top spot with 14,947 units sold. In second place was the Suzuki Spacia with 12,532 units sold, and in third place was the Suzuki Hustler with 7,507 units sold. Daihatsu is a regular in the minicar rankings, but was affected by the suspension of sales due to the Daihatsu fraud scandal , and now the Mira has finally made it into the top 10.

N-BOX
| Ranking | Manufacturer | Car name | Sales volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place | Honda | N-BOX | 14,947 units |
| 2nd place | Suzuki | Spacia | 12,532 units |
| 3rd place | Suzuki | Hustler | 7,507 units |
| 4th place | Suzuki | Wagon R | 6,129 units |
| 5th place | Suzuki | Alto | 5,949 units |
| 6th place | Mitsubishi | Delica Mini /eK | 4,992 units |
| 7th place | Nissan | Luke’s | 3,902 units |
| 8th place | Daihatsu | Mira | 3,360 units |
| 9th place | Suzuki | Jimny | 3,095 units |
| 10th place | Nissan | Days | 2,795 units |
April 2024 Kei car sales ranking
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