According to the Japan Automobile Industry Association data JADA (Japan Automobile Dealers Association) and other institutions published in June this year, new car sales return to growth in Japan, indicating that the local automobile market successfully weathered the negative impact of the consumption tax hike.

This year in June, the Japanese new car registrations (including the displacement of 660cc or less mini-car) reached 452,555, compared with last year rose 0.4 percent in April, May were down 5.5% and 1.2% after return to growth again.

The mini-car included, in the first half of this year new car sales in Japan totaled 3,005,806, cumulative sales of 2,711,645 last year, an increase of 10.8%.