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Coverage
This database include ONLY car models sold in Japanese domestic market (including foreign models sold here) and target people from Japan as well as people from LHD countries in Asia and Africa who import used cars from Japan.
This database does NOT include car models made in Japan exclusively for export, for example Acura and Infiniti (Japanese brands aimed primarily for US market but sold also in Europe and Middle East), or example of Toyota models sold in US market but NOT sold in Japan: 4Runner, C-HR, Cressida, ECHO, Highlander, Matrix, Paseo, Previa, Sequoia, Sienna, T100, Tacoma, Tundra, Venza, Yaris. For these car models you can buy one my American databases.
Oldest car included is from 1986, but bulk coverage starts at 1989.
Car makes included
Japan: Daihatsu, Eunos, Ford Japan, Hino, Honda, Isuzu, Lexus, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Mitsuoka, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota;
America: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Chrysler Jeep, Dodge, Ford, Hummer, Kia, Lincoln, Mercury, Pontiac, Saturn, Starcraft, Tiara;
England: Aston Martin, Bentley, Daimler, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lotus, MG, Mini, Morgan, Rolls-Royce, Rover, TVR;
France: Citroen, Peugeot, Renault, Venturi;
Germany: AMG, Audi, BMW, BMW Alpina, Europe Ford, Maybach, MCC Smart, Mercedes AMG, Mercedes Benz, Mercedes Maybach, Opel, Porsche, Volkswagen, Yes;
Italy: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Autobianchi, Ferrari, Fiat, Lamborghini, Lancia, Maserati;
South Korea: CT T, Daewoo, GM Matiz, Hyundai, Kia;
Sweden: Birkin, Saab, Volvo.
Data fields included
Naming: Make 100%, Model 100%, Version 85.73%, Image URL 75.90%.
Description: Chassis code 100%, Dates releasing 100%, Base price 100%, Body type 65.08%, Seats 100%, Doors 100%.
Dimensions: Overall length 99.76%, Overall width 99.71%, Overall height 99.67%, Interior length 47.42%, Interior width 47.40%, Interior height 47.37%, Wheelbase 99.64%, Front track 97.77%, Rear track 97.76%, Weight 98.44%.
Engine: Engine code 95.74%, Engine type 99.57%, Bore 92.33%, Stroke 92.32%, Displacement 99.63%, Compression ratio 90.41%, Fuel injection system 88.64%, Maximum power hp / t.min. 99.54%, Maximum torque, Nm / rpm 100%, Supercharger 100%, Fuel tank capacity, liters 100%, Fuel type 100%, Fuel consumption, l/100 km 100%.
Suspension: Steering 99.99%, Front suspension 96.59%, Rear suspension 95.78%, Front brake 99.56%, Rear brake 99.56%, Front wheel 99.18%, Rear wheel 99.18%, Turning radius 96.61%.
Drivetrain: Number of gears 100%, Drive 100%, LSD 0%.
Gear ratios: CVT 11.64%, 1 75.07%, 2 74.99%, 3 74.98%, 4 72.06%, 5 47.55%, 6 18.72%, 7 6.99%, Reverse 4.61%, Final drive 85.03%.
Features: 42 columns, all 100%.
List of updates
A lot of people asked me for a JDM car database, but I was facing trouble because most websites from Japan are in Japanese language while they needed English specifications. In March 2019 a customer told me about one Japanese website in English and after this I found 3 more similar websites, I choose the best one, coded a scraper and published database for sale in April 2019.
Note: sales of Japan database been lower than expected. I do scrap makes to get models URLs (takes 2 minutes) then scrap models to get versions URL (takes 40 minutes), so I can monitor how many cars are added. I do scrap versions details (which takes 22 hours) ONLY WHEN someone purchase this database and/or ask an update.
| Date | Makes | Models | Models with versions | Versions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2019 | 67 | 1388 | 1379 | 88211 | BETA version |
| 08 Apr 2019 | 74 | 1442 | 1430 | 88866 | For first time published |
| 17 Sep 2019 | 74 | 1457 | 1457 | 90276 | Published |
| 07 Dec 2019 | 74 | 1465 | 1465 | 90944 | |
| 14 Feb 2020 | 74 | 1472 | 1472 | 91952 | |
| 07 Apr 2020 | 74 | 1474 | 1474 | 92844 | |
| 23 Apr 2020 | 74 | 1474 | 1474 | 92917 | |
| 05 May 2020 | 74 | 1474 | 1474 | 92978 | |
| 10 Jun 2020 | 74 | 1475 | 1474 | 93642 | |
| 18 Oct 2020 | 74 | 1486 | 1459 | 94475 | Published |
| 21 Jan 2021 | 74 | 1495 | 1495 | 96400 | |
| 04 Mar 2021 | 74 | 1503 | 1502 | 97119 | |
| 06 Jun 2021 | 74 | 1504 | 1504 | 97918 | Published |
| 06 Aug 2021 | 74 | 1510 | 1510 | 98396 | |
| 05 Nov 2021 | 74 | 1515 | 1515 | 99019 | |
| 01 Jan 2022 | 75 | 1521 | 1521 | 99638 | Added DS AUTOMOBILES |
| 01 Feb 2022 | 75 | 1522 | 1522 | 99865 | |
| 01 Mar 2022 | 75 | 1522 | 1522 | 100136 | |
| 10 Mar 2022 | 75 | 1526 | 1524 | 100191 | Published |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 75 | 1548 | 1547 | 100881 | |
| 01 Oct 2022 | 75 | 1561 | 1561 | 102209 | |
| 01 Jan 2023 | 75 | 1574 | 1574 | 103203 | Published |
| 16 Apr 2023 | 76 | 1586 | 1586 | 103980 | Added BYD |
| 01 Sep 2023 | 76 | 1596 | 1596 | 105262 | |
| 01 Jan 2024 | 76 | 1609 | 1609 | 106144 | |
| 07 Jul 2024 | 77 | 1618 | 1618 | 106009 | Added ALPINE |
| 04 Oct 2024 | 77 | 1629 | 1629 | 106499 | |
| 21 Oct 2024 | 75 | 1870 | 1870 | 153404 | Recreated database from a different source (notes below) |
| 28 Jan 2025 | 75 | 2063 | 2060 | 161185 |
In 2019 I found 3 websites for Japanese cars specifications and I choose to create my database based on https://www.goo-net-exchange.com/. This website, although it have a field “fuel type” it is not indicated for any car. Fuel type is an important information for most of you, and one of you informed me in early 2024 that https://jpcenter.ru/ does provide fuel type. Due to this reason I no longer provided updates based on https://www.goo-net-exchange.com/ intending to investigate further and decide which website to use for future database updates.
I had a busy year… now in October 2024 I had time to investigate and found 5 websites with similar data but different number of car models in each one, making me questioning who copied who. https://jpcenter.ru/ beside having most specifications (about 100 columns) it also have 15% more models and 40% more versions than https://goo-net-exchange.com/ (even if historical coverage is the same: 1986-present) so I spent a week to recreate Japan Car Database based on https://jpcenter.ru/.
I offer this update for FREE in 60-column format similar with previous database, if you are interested in future updates, and/or in extra ~40 columns equipment / features, I can offer them for an extra fee.
I noticed the discrepancy between the number of models and versions on different sites—what kind of criteria do you use to decide which source to prioritize? I’m also curious about how you ensure the data stays consistent, given that these sources may update their information at different times.