May 2017: Mazda North American Operations

[William Maley]

Mazda Reports May Sales

• All-New Mazda CX-5 Posts Record Sales Month

IRVINE, Calif., June 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported May U.S. sales of 26,047 vehicles, representing a decrease of 7.9 percent versus May of last year. Year-to-date sales through May are up 0.1 percent versus last year, with 119,282 vehicles sold.

Key May sales notes:

• The Mazda CX-5 posted its best-ever May, with 11,819 vehicles sold, marking an increase of 18.9 percent year-over-year (YOY). This number includes a mix of remaining 2016.5 models and the all-new 2017 CX-5, which went on sale at the end of March.
• Momentum around the Mazda MX-5 continues, with the roadster posting a YOY increase of 22.6 percent in the month of May. Total sales, which includes both the MX-5 soft top and MX-5 RF, reached 1,226 vehicles sold in the month of May.
• Sales of the seven-passenger Mazda CX-9 rose 221.8 percent YOY with 1,982 vehicles sold in the month of May.
• Total sales of Mazda's CX crossover SUV line, including the CX-3, CX-5 and CX-9, were up 26.5 percent YOY with 15,338 vehicles sold in the month of May. Among CX buyers, Mazda customers continue to choose the AWD option, with 61 percent of CX-line vehicles sold in May being equipped with i-ACTIV All-Wheel Drive.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported May sales of 4,209 vehicles, up 15 percent versus May of last year.

	Month-To-Date					Year-To-Date
	May	May	%	% MTD		May	May	%	% YTD
	2017	2016	Change	DSR		2017	2016	Change	DSR
Mazda2	-	-	N/A	N/A		-	3	(100.0)%	(100.0)%
Mazda3	6,775	10,103	(32.9)%	(35.6)%		33,361	42,958	(22.3)%	(23.6)%
Mazda5	-	37	(100.0)%	(100.0)%		6	296	(98.0)%	(98.0)%
Mazda6	2,708	5,018	(46.0)%	(48.2)%		15,649	19,230	(18.6)%	(19.9)%
MX-5 Miata	1,226	1,000	22.6%	17.7%		5,927	4,495	31.9%	29.8%
CX-3	1,537	1,570	(2.1)%	(6.0)%		6,398	7,991	(19.9)%	(21.2)%
CX-5	11,819	9,942	18.9%	14.1%		47,527	42,375	12.2%	10.4%
CX-9	1,982	616	221.8%	208.9%		10,414	1,777	486.0%	476.7%
Total Vehicles
CARS	10,709	16,158	(33.7)%	(36.4)%		54,943	66,982	(18.0)%	(19.3)%
TRUCKS	15,338	12,128	26.5%	21.4%		64,339	52,143	23.4%	21.4%
TOTAL	26,047	28,286	(7.9)%	(11.6)%		119,282	119,124	0.1%	(1.5)%
Selling Days	25	24				126	124

 

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