The Business Line model is available with a 2.2-litre diesel engine producing 130 hp, priced at £18,300 on-the-road. Emitting 138g/km of CO2, the car sits in the 20 per ent benefit-in-kind tax bracket for 2011/12.
The first deliveries of the car will begin in late summer and Mazda expects it will sell approximately 500 ‘Business Line’ models in the remainder of 2011. Annual sales are expected to total around 1,000 units.
The Mazda6 ‘Business Line’ will be available in the three colours usually chosen by company car drivers - Black Mica, Sunlight Silver Metallic and Stormy Blue Mica. Equipment shares standard model specification and adds a Sanyo TomTom satellite navigation system with Bluetooth technology and 17-inch alloy wheels.
“With this well equipped, fleet focused Mazda6 model, we are anticipating significant incremental sales. This is the first time Mazda has introduced a model specifically intended to appeal to company car drivers through a combination of both features and attractive benefit-in-kind rates,” Mazda Fleet and Remarketing Director, Steve Jelliss, said.
“Drivers choosing the new Mazda6 ‘Business Line’ model will pay just £60.43 a month if a basic rate taxpayer or £120.87 a month if a higher rate taxpayer. That represents fantastic value-for-money for a car with the style, performance and features of our latest model. With an anticipated monthly contract hire rate lower than significant rival models, the Mazda6 ‘Business Line’ will sit in the company car band below the premium badge cars. Consequently, given its tax rating and specification levels, we also anticipate the car will appeal to employees choosing a car within a salary sacrifice scheme,” Jelliss added.
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