Mazda All Things Great and Small in February

NOTTING HILL, AUSTRALIA – March 4, 2010: Mazda Australia has enjoyed sales success on all things great and small in February, with the company’s popular Mazda3 maintaining its mantle as the country’s top-selling small car and the stylish CX-7 SUV notching its best ever sales month.

According to February VFACTS figures, Mazda3 topped Australia’s small car tally for the second time this year and was the second best-selling car in the country. The sporty and compact Mazda3 is now celebrating its best ever start to the year with 6,613 sold year-to-date after also topping the small car charts in January.

So far this year Mazda Australia has sold 12,908 new vehicles giving the country’s top-selling full-line vehicle importer a year-to-date market share of 8.7 pc. Mazda still sits strongly on the sales tables as the country’s fourth best-selling vehicle brand.

February was also Mazda CX-7’s month to shine, recording its best ever sales month with 944 sales. The stylish and elegant SUV moved up two spots in the Compact SUV segment to become the third best-selling vehicle in its class.

Mazda’s luxurious seven-seat SUV CX-9 also celebrated its best ever start to a year with 785 sales year-to-date. Combined sales of the five-seat CX-7 and the CX-9 means Mazda accounted for 7.5pc of the medium and large SUVs sold in Australia last month, that’s up 181pc on the same month last year.

Mazda Australia managing director Doug Dickson said: “We’re just absolutely delighted to see that, for the second month in a row, Mazda3 has outperformed every other small car in the country.

“We knew we were on a good wicket when the New Generation Mazda3 was introduced last year, but I must say it’s great to see that Australian consumers recognise Mazda3 for the outstanding value for money and stylish package it is.

“Mazda3’s ongoing sales success coupled with a strong month for Mazda CX-7 has really kick-started what I hope will be another fantastic year for Mazda.