Mazda Production and Sales Results for July 2007
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Mazda Production and Sales Results for July 2007
Tokyo, Japan, Aug 28, 2007 - Mazda Motor Corporation's
production and sales results for July 2007 are summarized below.
I. Production
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July 2007 Jan - July 2007
Units YoY Ch.(%) Units YoY Ch.(%)
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Domestic Production
Passenger Cars 78,014 -2.5 525,676 +1.3
Commercial Vehicles 4,347 -24.3 26,291 -29.9
Total 82,361 -4.0 551,967 -0.8
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Overseas Production
Passenger Cars 11,509 -26.6 124,499 -24.4
Commercial Vehicles 6,557 -16.6 47,297 -1.4
Total 18,066 -23.3 171,796 -19.2
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Global Production 89,523 -6.5 650,175 -4.9
Commercial Vehicles 10,904 -19.8 73,588 -13.9
Total 100,427 -8.1 723,763 -5.9
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Note: As of January 2007, overseas production figures are based on Mazda
brand units coming off the production line (does not include CKD kits).
1) Domestic production
Although Mazda increased production of the fully redesigned Mazda2/Demio
and saw added production of the CX-9, the overall domestic production
volume for July 2007 was down 4.0% compared with July 2006. This was
mainly due to the suspension of production caused by the Chuetsu Oki
earthquake in Niigata prefecture.
-Domestic production of key models in July 2007:
Mazda2: 9,766 units (up 43.5% year-on-year)
CX-9: 5,094 units
(2) Overseas production
Overseas production of the Mazda3 saw an increase. However, total
overseas production in July 2007 was down 23.3% year-on-year, mainly due
to the end of second generation Mazda2 production at the Valencia plant.
-Overseas production of key models in July 2007:
Mazda3: 4,966 units (up 626.0% year-on-year)
II. Domestic Sales
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July 2007 Jan - July 2007
Units YoY Ch.(%) Units YoY Ch.(%)
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Domestic Sales
Passenger Cars 18,177 +0.2 132,502 -5.7
Commercial Vehicles 3,443 -20.2 24,979 -21.6
Registration Total 17,572 -4.1 122,828 -10.8
Micro-mini Total 4,048 -2.0 34,653 -0.1
Total 21,620 -3.7 157,481 -8.7
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Sales of passenger vehicles increased year-on-year due to strong sales
of the all-new Mazda2. Total domestic sales were below the same period
last year, down 3.7% over July 2006, mainly due to a decrease in
commercial vehicle sales. Mazda's registered vehicle market share was
6.1%, up 0.3 points over July 2006, with a 2.7% share of the micro-mini
segment (up 0.3 points) and a 4.9% total market share, up 0.3 points
over the same month last year.
- Domestic sales of key models in July 2007:
Mazda2: 7,073 units (up 36.6% year-on-year)
Verisa: 1,035 units (up 7.0% year-on-year)
III. Exports
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July 2007 Jan - July 2007
Units YoY Ch.(%) Units YoY Ch.(%)
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Domestic Production
Passenger Cars 61,580 -9.9 434,001 +6.7
Commercial Vehicles 236 -55.0 2,103 -5.7
North America 20,294 -29.3 166,717 +4.8
Europe 25,662 +13.9 160,075 +1.7
Oceana 5,694 -4.2 36,219 +9.4
Others 10,166 -13.3 73,093 +22.7
Total 61,816 -10.3 436,104 +6.6
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Despite an increase in exports of the all-new Mazda2 to Europe and CX-9
exports, July 2007 exports were down 10.3% on July 2006. This was as a
result of reduced Mazda6 and Mazda5 exports.
On a market basis, exports to Europe were healthy, reaching 25,662 units
(up 13.9%) mainly due to added Mazda2 and CX-7 exports.
- Exports of key models in July 2007:
Mazda2: 2,854 units (up 255.0% year-on-year)
CX-9: 4,846 units
Mazda6: 8,349 units (down 30.6% year-on-year)
Mazda5: 4,487 units (down 48.2% year-on-year)
Mazda Motor Corporation
Mazda Motor Corporation started manufacturing tools in 1929
and soon branched out into production of trucks for commercial use. In
the early 1960s, Mazda launched its first passenger car models and began
developing rotary engines. Still headquartered in Hiroshima in western
Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's leading automakers, and
exports cars to the United States and Europe for over 30 years. Overseas
sales account for more than half of total turnover. Mazda has two main
production sites in Japan and 19 overseas facilities. Overseas sites
include joint ventures based in the United States, and in Thailand with
Ford Motor Company, Mazda's largest shareholder.
