Toyota named best brand in Japan, Honda comes in second

Posted: Mar 10, 2009
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Toyota took the best brand name title in Japan in a new marketing survey. The Japanese automaker beat out domestic companies such as Sony, Toshiba and Panasonic. Other Japanese automakers including Lexus, Nissan and Honda also made into the top 10 best brands list put together by consulting firm Interbrand Corp.

According to Automotive News, the ranking is based on the brand’s value in monetary terms and includes Japan’s top 30 companies. Toyota held the no. 1 spot with a brand value of $31.57 billion.

Domestic rival Honda came in at no. 2 with a value of $17.67 billion. Lexus took the no. 7 spot with a value of $3.23 billion while Nissan came in at no. 8 at $2.90 billion.

Joining the automakers in the top 10 were Canon, Nintendo, Toshiba, Sharp, Panasonic and Sony.


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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Shahzad-Shakir/54902152 Shahzad Shakir

    This news is a damn shame. People who drive Toyotas don't have a soul. Nissan should be num 1.

  • Allen

    If anything Honda is the better corporation. I think Toyota has just become a symbol for what people believe to be right in Japanese engineering, nevermind their cars consistently lack the quality of a Honda.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Shahzad-Shakir/54902152 Shahzad Shakir

    This news is a damn shame. People who drive Toyotas don't have a soul. Nissan should be num 1.

  • Allen

    If anything Honda is the better corporation. I think Toyota has just become a symbol for what people believe to be right in Japanese engineering, nevermind their cars consistently lack the quality of a Honda.