Mazda6 Tops Value Retention Research in UK

Fleet sales are very important, so when a top UK researcher like used car experts CAP Monitor says Mazda6 is worth more at the fleet benchmark replacement period of three-years/60,000 miles than any of its key company car rivals, that’s good news.

According to the predictions, a Mazda6 will depreciate by £13,000, a lot less than rivals like the Toyota Avensis, Volkswagen Passat, Renault Laguna, Honda Accord, Vauxhall Insignia and Ford Mondeo.

Mazda Fleet and Remarketing Director Peter Allibon said: “Pound for pound the Mazda6 delivers significantly better value for fleet decision-makers than rival models.

“Throughout the past year Mazda has kept vehicle prices relatively stable across its product range in order to provide some consistency to our retail and fleet customers. This has resulted in improvements in the fleet favourite Mazda6 wholelife cost ranking within its segment, something that is critical to cost conscious fleets in today’s economic environment.”

For example, the best selling Mazda6 2.2d TS2 163 hp costs £19,760 and will retain 35 percent of its value over the benchmark period to be worth £6,850, while the 2.2d TS 125 hp model with a list price of £17,930 will also retain 35 percent of its value to be worth £6,175, depreciating by only £11,705.

Allibon added: “Fleet decision-makers need to look beyond whatever discount they may get from rival motor manufacturers while focusing on wholelife costs and residual values. Vehicle depreciation accounts for a significant amount of an individual model’s wholelife cost so the combination of the Mazda6’s class-leading low depreciation and well positioned pricing makes it a smart choice for companies.”