The Toyota RAV4 is the most produced car in Japan by 2025
- Based on production figures calculated for the first 11 months of 2025, Inovev estimated the production volume of each model worldwide for the entire year. Here is the Top 20 by model (passenger cars + light utility vehicles) for Japan, which produced 8.3 million vehicles last year, a figure that has remained stable compared to 2024.
- The Toyota RAV4 (D-segment SUV) remains the most produced car in Japan in 2025, with a volume of 400,000 units produced last year, a very slight increase compared to 2024.
- Toyota's SUV outperforms Mazda's CX-5 (a D-segment SUV) and Subaru's Forester (also a D-segment SUV), both of which sell fewer than 300,000 units. It's worth noting that the strong performance of these two SUVs is due to their high export volumes, especially the Mazda CX-5 (Mazda now has virtually no factories outside Japan).
- These three SUVs outperform the Toyota Corolla (C-segment sedan), which was once the leader in Japanese production, and the Honda N-BOX Kei-Car (A-segment sedan), which was the best-selling car in Japan in 2025.
- It should be noted that the Honda N-BOX is not exported, while the four models that precede it in terms of production are widely exported, explaining the particularity of seeing the Honda N-BOX only in fifth position in terms of production.
- Of the 20 most produced cars in Japan in 2025, 9 are Toyotas, 2 are Daihatsu, and 2 are Lexus, totalling 13 models from the Toyota group, which clearly demonstrates its dominance in the Japanese automotive industry. It's worth noting that there are no fully electric vehicles in Japan's top 20.