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Earlier this month, Mazda's North American subsidiary reported the first sales figures of 2024, and January was another record-breaking month – over 30k vehicles for best-ever January across its local operations.
The rise was almost 32% compared to January 2023, and Mazda also highlighted the best January sales ever for the CX-30 and CX-50 crossover models. However, that doesn't mean its single-digit CX options took a backstep. In fact, as always, the CX-5 compact crossover SUV represented Mazda's best-selling vehicle series with over 10k sold units.
Although it's not young anymore, as it was launched in late 2016, nothing compares to the second-generation Mazda CX-5. However, the Japanese automaker cannot rest on its laurels as the competition is not sitting idle, either. For example, just recently, Chevrolet launched the all-new Equinox, and it won't take long before Toyota's RAV4, the absolute best-seller of the sector, gets a new lease of life in the form of the (XV60) sixth generation.
For what it's worth, Mazda is quite active on the North American market – after it launched the updated Mazda MX-5 Miata (which jumped more than 46% in sales in January), it also announced the first-ever Mazda CX-70 for the US market. Essentially a two-row version of the CX-90 with minor design changes, the CX-70 features the same bodywork, length, and powertrain options.
Logic dictates that Mazda should soon kick off the new generation change procedures for the most popular CX-5 after it took care of the flagship mid-size crossover SUV sector – and maybe it could even feature the same Large Product Group platform as the CX-60, CX-70, and CX-90 (plus the upcoming CX-80). That way, it would have access to RWD and AWD longitudinal engine options, including the turbo inline-six e-Skyactiv mild hybrid mill or the 2.5-liter inline-four e-Skyactiv Plug-In Hybrid option. Thus, it would be more than well prepared to face threats like the Equinox (GM is planning PHEVs, too) or Honda CR-V Hybrid and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.
However, some folks believe that it will not be enough, and instead, Mazda also needs to think about a proper EV after the recent North American fiasco with the MX-30 crossover EV. Some even believe that from across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, Vince Burlapp (aka vburlapp on social media or burlappcar.com) is a prolific virtual artist who loves to dream of all the latest models across the wide-ranging automotive realm – and recently envisioned the hypothetical look of the next-generation Mazda CX-5 EV.
So, do you think it's about time Mazda moved in the correct battery-electric vehicle direction with a zero-emissions version of the third-generation CX-5 since this is the most popular model series in the family? Or is the Japanese automaker safe from EVs because the hype surrounding them has started to vane off?
Although it's not young anymore, as it was launched in late 2016, nothing compares to the second-generation Mazda CX-5. However, the Japanese automaker cannot rest on its laurels as the competition is not sitting idle, either. For example, just recently, Chevrolet launched the all-new Equinox, and it won't take long before Toyota's RAV4, the absolute best-seller of the sector, gets a new lease of life in the form of the (XV60) sixth generation.
For what it's worth, Mazda is quite active on the North American market – after it launched the updated Mazda MX-5 Miata (which jumped more than 46% in sales in January), it also announced the first-ever Mazda CX-70 for the US market. Essentially a two-row version of the CX-90 with minor design changes, the CX-70 features the same bodywork, length, and powertrain options.
Logic dictates that Mazda should soon kick off the new generation change procedures for the most popular CX-5 after it took care of the flagship mid-size crossover SUV sector – and maybe it could even feature the same Large Product Group platform as the CX-60, CX-70, and CX-90 (plus the upcoming CX-80). That way, it would have access to RWD and AWD longitudinal engine options, including the turbo inline-six e-Skyactiv mild hybrid mill or the 2.5-liter inline-four e-Skyactiv Plug-In Hybrid option. Thus, it would be more than well prepared to face threats like the Equinox (GM is planning PHEVs, too) or Honda CR-V Hybrid and Toyota RAV4 Hybrid.
However, some folks believe that it will not be enough, and instead, Mazda also needs to think about a proper EV after the recent North American fiasco with the MX-30 crossover EV. Some even believe that from across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. For example, Vince Burlapp (aka vburlapp on social media or burlappcar.com) is a prolific virtual artist who loves to dream of all the latest models across the wide-ranging automotive realm – and recently envisioned the hypothetical look of the next-generation Mazda CX-5 EV.
So, do you think it's about time Mazda moved in the correct battery-electric vehicle direction with a zero-emissions version of the third-generation CX-5 since this is the most popular model series in the family? Or is the Japanese automaker safe from EVs because the hype surrounding them has started to vane off?
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