Mazda News

Mazda ended 2007 with its highest ever share of the Scottish market having sold a record number of cars. The Japanese car maker saw its sales grow by 20.5 percent over 2006 to give it a market share above 3 percent for the first time in a full year ending the year at 3.41 percent.

Mazda’s second world premiere at the NAIAS in Detroit will mark the further evolution of the rotory-engined Mazda RX-8 four-door, four-seater sports coupe, giving it a refreshed exterior and interior design, enhanced performance and the option of a new sport package for the ultimate driving enthusiast.

The Mazda Furai concept car which makes its world premiere at the NAIAS in Detroit, Michigan, celebrates 40 years of Mazda’s rotary engine and international motorsports heritage.

A big shift towards private buyers helped Mazda UK to a record 51,489 sales in 2007 – and managing director Rob Lindley is predicting more of the same in 2008. Lindley points to the fact that Mazda’s retail sales were up by 12.7 per cent in 2007 while the retail market overall was only up by 1.7 per cent. “It’s quite an impressive figure and we are pretty pleased with it,” said Lindley.

The company car tax-busting all-new Mazda2 has gone on sale with industry-leading residual values that will help the manufacturer conquer the public sector marketplace.

Prices for the all-new Mazda2 diesel range of five-door hatchbacks, which will go on sale next March, have been confirmed and start from just £9,499 (on-the-road).

The latest Mazda MX-5 can truly be described as an all-weather, all-year sports car with its enhanced heating and air-conditioning systems.

The success of Mazda2 has helped the UK importer to a run of six months of all-time record sales – and means 2007 will be a record year.

The all-new Mazda2 supermini has been awarded a 5-Star safety rating in the latest round of Euro NCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) crash tests.

Mazda Motor Corporation has confirmed that it will stage the world premieres of the new Mazda Furai concept vehicle and the heavily revised version of the Mazda RX-8 sports car in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS).