New Honda Insight is the best-selling car in Japan… for April 2009

Honda Insight

After two months of sales in Japan with about 4,000 units each month, Honda Insight sales suddenly jumped up to 10,481 units in April 2009, making it the 1st in a monthly ranking of all new vehicle registrations in Japan! Yes, the new Insight is Japan’s best-selling car in April 2009, and the first time in history for any hybrid car to take that spot for a monthly sales period.

The Insight took the throne from March 2009’s sales leader, another car from the Honda stable – the Honda Fit (known as the Honda Jazz here in Malaysia). It sold 9,443 units in March and was also the best-selling car in the entire of 2008, the fiscal year ending March 2009, and also monthly sales for 4 months since December 2008.

I wonder why the sudden registration (a sale/booking is not a registration) jump – it could be that Honda suffered production issues in the first two months?

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

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  • First!!!

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  • First on May 12, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    ooooooooooo NICe ,,,,,,,,,,,,, FIRST

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  • Chris Chong on May 12, 2009 at 7:14 pm

    Wonder how much it'll cost if/when they bring it to Malaysia…

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  • fantausy on May 12, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    we really hope HM can bring the Honda insight to M'sia. HM pls open up malaysia market with ur hybrid. Don't let Toyota bite this first cake. i know this is a good car.

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  • fantausy on May 12, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    we really hope HM can bring the Honda insight to M'sia. HM pls open up malaysia market with ur hybrid. Don't let Toyota bite this cake first. i know this is a good car.

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  • Black Dog on May 12, 2009 at 8:03 pm

    Previously when it came out, I fell in love with it. It not only looks futuristic, the front nose oozes class. Very soothing to look at unlike the weird CRV. The overall shape is great!

    While other countries has been enjoying Prius for a long time, Malaysia sudah tunggu lama lama…

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  • Perotiga on May 12, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    thanks to the tax cuts for eco-friendly cars in japan, the top 3 Japan’s best-selling car in April 2009 is honda insight no.1, honda fit no. 2 and toyota vitz no. 3. start on april 1 the japan's government introduced a new set of tax breaks for environmentally-friendly vehicles as a part of its economic-stimulus package. the vehicle weight tax and vehicle excise tax on environmentally-friendly vehicles will be reduced by 100%, 75% or 50% depending on how environment-friendly and fuel-efficient the car is.

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  • honda rocks the world!

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  • So what should I do with my new car??continue RON97 and down grade to RON95 after adjusted? Can RON92 support Sylphy?

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  • mystvearn on May 13, 2009 at 5:21 am

    I think its all down to fuel consumption and cost. I don't see anything else there

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  • number6 on May 13, 2009 at 10:40 am

    honda rocks alright!!

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  • [quote comment="237800"]So what should I do with my new car??continue RON97 and down grade to RON95 after adjusted? Can RON92 support Sylphy?[/quote]

    wrong forum la bro….

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  • [quote comment="238044"][quote comment="237800"]So what should I do with my new car??continue RON97 and down grade to RON95 after adjusted? Can RON92 support Sylphy?[/quote]

    wrong forum la bro….[/quote]

    Thanks, lol..Kinda Glitch thingy, I remember I quoted on the Ron's forum.

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  • zenmasta on Dec 14, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    honda!

    Pls bring Insight to malaysia CBU units ASAP!

    The civic hybrid is too costly and underpowered. Price the insight equal to the new city and you'll definitely sell thousands of insights here! Petrol price keepos going up…

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