According to a report by Nikkei Chinese today, according to the Japan Automobile Sales Association (Note: The original text is “Lian”), the Japan National Light Automobile Association Federation on December 6 According to data released on the same day, the sales of pure electric vehicles in Japan in November were 6,429 units, a decrease of 9% compared with the same period last year.
This was the first time in nearly three months (this year) that sales were lower than the same period last year. In addition, pure electric vehicles accounted for 1.87% of new car sales that month, setting a 13-month low since October 2022. The original report bluntly stated that “the difference is more than 10 times that of China.”
Among them, Nissan’s small pure electric vehicle “Sakura” sold 2,725 units in Japan that month, accounting for 42% of the total, but a year-on-year decrease of 22%.
Domestically, hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs, gasoline-electric hybrids without charging) are popular for their high fuel efficiency and performance, and account for 60% of local new car sales (excluding light vehicles). Among them, the Toyota Yaris, which mainly uses gasoline-electric hybrid models, achieved sales of 16,895 units in November, becoming the best-selling ordinary car.
According to reports, according to data from the research company MarkLines, the proportion of electric vehicle sales in October reached 20% in China, 15% in Germany, and Thailand also began to surge to 12%.
In October this year, Japan’s electric vehicle sales accounted for also less than 2%. This is the first time since May 2022 that local electric vehicle sales accounted for less than 2% for two consecutive months.
