By Masato Takamura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Embattled Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. failed to place among the top 10 best-selling models for new cars in Japan in the first half of fiscal 2025, which ended in September.

It was the first time in nine years that no Nissan model cracked the top 10 in the first half of a fiscal year, according to data released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association on Monday.

Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp. and its subsidiary, Daihatsu Motor Co., placed seven models among the top 10, underscoring Toyota's dominance in Japan.

The Note compact car was Nissan's highest ranked model, at 15th. It sold 37,070 units, down 23.3% from the same period last year. The Note ranked seventh in the first half of fiscal 2024.

Taking the top spot for the fourth year straight was the N-Box kei car series, produced by Honda Motor Co. It sold 97,958 units, down 4.2% year-on-year. Suzuki Motor Corp.'s Spacia, also a kei car model, ranked second, followed by Toyota's Yaris.

Daihatsu's sales recovered from a drop last year, which was driven by a scandal involving fraudulent testing. The automaker's kei car models Move and Tanto ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.

Sales of electric vehicles totaled 28,501 units in the first half of fiscal 2025, up 3.3% year-on-year. EVs accounted for 1.6% of domestic passenger car sales, almost unchanged from the same period last year, underscoring sluggish sales growth for the vehicles in Japan.

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October 07, 2025 05:44 ET (09:44 GMT)

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