In 2024, unit sales of new mini trucks (kei trucks) in Japan amounted to approximately 138.03 thousand, down from about 157.54 thousand vehicles in the previous year. Within the preceding decade, sales figures for mini trucks were highest in 2018, reaching around 185.69 unit sales.
Sales volume of new mini trucks in Japan from 2015 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
Some English translations summarize mini commercial vehicles, including minivans and mini trucks, as 'mini trucks'. These figures refer exclusively to mini trucks, having the cabin and loading area separate, unlike minivans which combine these.
Japanese mini vehicles are light motor vehicles whose engine displacement does not exceed 0.66 liters, measuring at most 3.4 meters in length, two meters in height, and 1.48 meters in width.
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