Apr 3, 2018   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Mazda Canada reports sales for March 2018

Mazda Canada reports sales for March 2018

RICHMOND HILL, ON, April 3, 2018 /CNW/ - Mazda Canada Inc. (MCI) today reported March sales of 7,048 vehicles, representing an increase of 1.5 percent versus March 2017. This is the best March sales month for Mazda Canada since 2013. Year-to-date sales are 16,075, which is an increase of 3.8 percent compared to the same period in 2017.

Key March 2018 and Q1 sales notes:

    --  Through the first quarter, CX-5 still holds the lead as the best-selling
        model in the Mazda lineup, ahead of the perennially best-selling Mazda3
        compact car. This is a shift from 2017, when the Mazda3 regained the
        lead after 3 months.
    --  CX-5 had its best March sales ever with 1,744 vehicles sold, which is an
        increase of 36.4 percent year-over-year (YOY).
    --  Posting its best-ever March since first going on sale in 2007, the CX-9
        finished the month up 12.0 percent YOY.
    --  The CX-3 recorded its eighth consecutive record sales month, with 1,192
        vehicles sold in the month of March. This number represents an increase
        of 41.4 percent versus March of last year, and 45.8 through the first
        quarter.
    --  Mazda's CX-line of crossovers, including the CX-3, CX-5 and CX-9, led
        the sales charge in March, resulting in the best March sales since 2013.
        Collectively, Mazda sold 4,192 crossovers in the month of March, marking
        an increase of 34.7 percent YOY, and 26.1 through the first three months
        of 2018.




                  March March   YOY    YTD   YTD    YOY

                   2018   2017 Change   2018   2017  Change
                   ----   ---- ------   ----   ----  ------

    Mazda3        2,411  2,996 -19.5%  5,310  5,990  -11.4%

    Mazda5          144    393 -63.4%    311    941  -67.0%

    Mazda6          225    302 -25.5%    554    513    8.0%

    MX-5             76    140 -45.7%    127    290  -56.2%

    Passenger Car 2,856  3,831 -25.5%  6,302  7,734  -18.5%

    CX-3          1,192    843  41.4%  2,667  1,829   45.8%

    CX-5          2,571  1,885  36.4%  6,097  5,108   19.4%

    CX-9            429    383  12.0%  1,009    813   24.1%

    Light Truck   4,192  3,111  34.7%  9,773  7,750   26.1%

    MAZDA TOTAL   7,048  6,942   1.5% 16,075 15,484    3.8%

About Mazda Canada Inc.
Mazda Canada Inc. is responsible for the sales and marketing, customer service and parts support of Mazda vehicles in Canada. Headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Mazda Canada has a nationwide network of 164 dealerships. For additional information visit Mazda Canada's media website at www.media.mazda.ca.

Chuck Reimer, Mazda Canada, (905) 787-7079; Sandra Lemaitre, Mazda Canada, (905) 787-7167

SOURCE Mazda Canada Inc.