Mazda sees strong sales in October
November 6, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Mazda has had another month of strong sales results and is on the way to making the 74,000 sales target that was set for the 2009 year.
Mazda sold a total of 5,637 new vehicles in the month of October which is up two per cent from this time last year.
Mazda is Australia’s number one selling importer having sold 63,332 passenger and light commercial vehicles this year so far.
The new Mazda 3 has been a great seller for the brand with sales of the hatch and sedan up 5.1 per cent from last year to 2,211 sales for the month of October.
The new facelifted CX-7 has also had a great month with sales doubling in October; the choice of two new engines also gives the customer more choice. 523 CX-7s found new homes in October up a massive 110 per cent on the same time last year.
Doug Dickson is the managing director of Mazda Australia and he is very happy with the October results.
“It’s pleasing to see that Australian consumers look to New Generation Mazda3 as one of the best looking, best driving, and best value for money small cars on the market. These driving attributes combined with a new national driveaway price of $23,990* will ensure Mazda3 remains a major player in the Small, sub $40,000 segment.
“It’s equally pleasing to see Mazda CX-7 do so well not even a month on from the launch of the upgraded range.”
*National driveaway price of $23,990 is for Mazda3 Neo (6MT)
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Hey CA, can we get a look at the FCAI detailed sales reports again? Would love to see breakdown of brackets as well, lol I’m asking for too much…
Well done Mazda!!
Amazing that the 3 is still selling so well considering how bad it looks.
It is because of this that I would never replace my original 3 with a new one- would get a Golf instead.
As a former owner of 3 Golfs I can objectively advise against that idea…stick with a Jap car as I had to endure countless electrical issues, breakdowns and expensive service costs with Golfs
What did it take 3 failures to get it into your thick head?
I think you are broken.
For the record, the above message wasn’t posted by me but by pathetic Bavarian Missile!!
where they the south african build?
Great work Mazda and as a loyal owner for 25yrs of many Mazda models I will still uy them….nice to see the funky new 3 selling well and the new MPS 3 is starting to appear on the road in numbers
D Shame u think that way as the new 3 looks great and has more of a presence on the road than Gen 1 models….we will differ and thats cool…
CA says “Mazda is Australia’s number one selling importer having sold 63,332 passenger and light commercial vehicles this year so far”
What you really mean is “Mazda is Australia’s number one import ONLY company…”
Toyota sold about 15,000 imported cars in October, 3 times Mazda’s number.
It’s meant to be importer only i.e. no cars built in Australia.
Did you read my post because that is what I said?
Mazda is to be congratulated for its daring designs.
I would definatley consider a Mazda 3 MPS :)
Only one question, the last of the old 323’s had issues with metallic paint flaking/fading in the sun, which the non-metallic colours did not have. Has Mazda fixed that?
Never had any such issues with my ‘98 Mazda (metallic blue). No fading/flaking and it still has a great shine to it.
It all comes down to how well you look after your car. Leave any car out in the Australian sun without polishing etc and it will deteriorate, some moreso than others. 90’s model Commodores come to mind.
That Mazda 3 looks ridiculous, like a caricature. Thank god the front number plate hides that goofy grin.
the new mazda might look weird in photos but they actually look quite modern and sophisticated in flesh. this is why mazda is doing so well as oppose to ford and holden who are struggling for sales because they make cars that target a wide variety of age group. alot of people i know who purchased a mazda 3 don’t even know how to check the oil level. most people who don’t like the shape of the car are mainly car enthusiast who do lots of research on different cars and unfortunately there are not many out there. the ones who buy new cars are the ones who are happy just to be able to get from a to b without any problem with the cars.
MAZDA3 LOOKS AWFUL. LOOK AT THE SALES FIGURES OF THE NEW CAR COMPARED TO THE OLD ONE. YOU WILL FIND THEY HAVE DROPPED. GO THE CRUSE.
No need to shout Mike!