Sep 1, 2017   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Mazda Reports August Sales

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported total August U.S. sales of 25,846 vehicles, representing a decrease of 1.0 percent versus August of last year. Year-to-date sales through August are down 2.4 percent versus last year, with 194,559 vehicles sold. With 27 selling days in August 2017, versus 26 the year prior, on a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis, the company posted a decrease of 4.7 percent.

Key August sales notes:

    --  Mazda CX-5 continued its sales streak, posting its fifth record-breaking
        month in a row. With 11,631 vehicles sold in the month of August, the
        mid-size crossover SUV posted an increase of 9.6 percent over August of
        last year.
    --  Sales of the Mazda MX-5 Miata rose 9.5 percent year-over-year (YOY),
        with 901 vehicles sold in the month of August. This number includes both
        the MX-5 soft top and MX-5 RF.
    --  Total sales of Mazda's CX crossover SUV line, including the CX-3, CX-5
        and CX-9, were up 6.5 percent in August, with 14,868 vehicles sold.
    --  Mazda's predictive i-ACTIV All-Wheel Drive remains a popular choice
        among customers purchasing crossover SUVs, with 64.3 percent of CX-line
        vehicles sold in August being equipped with the AWD option.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported August sales of 4,595 vehicles, marking an increase of 1.9 percent versus August of last year.

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, California, and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through nearly 600 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at InsideMazda.MazdaUSA.com/Newsroom.


                 Month-To-Date               Year-To-Date
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               August      August        %       % MTD    August     August         %       % YTD

                 2017         2016    Change         DSR      2017        2016     Change         DSR
                 ----         ----    ------         ---      ----        ----     ------         ---


    Mazda3      6,754        7,297    (7.4)%     (10.9)%    53,995      66,781    (19.1)%     (19.9)%

    Mazda5          -          16  (100.0)%    (100.0)%         9         362    (97.5)%     (97.5)%

    Mazda6      3,323        4,006   (17.0)%     (20.1)%    24,814      31,810    (22.0)%     (22.8)%

    MX-5 Miata    901          823      9.5%        5.4%     8,871       7,088      25.2%       23.9%

    CX-3        1,436        1,492    (3.8)%      (7.3)%    10,528      12,494    (15.7)%     (16.6)%

    CX-5       11,631       10,612      9.6%        5.5%    80,110      73,054       9.7%        8.6%

    CX-9        1,801        1,863    (3.3)%      (6.9)%    16,232       7,787     108.4%      106.4%


    Total
     Vehicles
    ---------


    CARS       10,978       12,142    (9.6)%     (12.9)%    87,689     106,044    (17.3)%     (18.1)%

    TRUCKS     14,868       13,967      6.5%        2.5%   106,870      93,335      14.5%       13.4%
               ------       ------       ---          ---    -------      ------       ----         ----


    TOTAL      25,846       26,109    (1.0)%      (4.7)%   194,559     199,378     (2.4)%      (3.4)%
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    Selling
     Days          27           26                             204         202
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