Pubs have long been the place where the problems of the world are solved. Last night it was Mazda’s turn. After 2nd Limoncello Martini, some G and T’s and a pitcher of Muller wine, much tipsiness came, and for some inexplicable reason, the subject turned to Mazda.
Australia’s Car Industry Takes Massive Hit Australians are simply not buying the number of vehicles they once did. 2018 saw almost 1.2 million sales, with 2019 failing to reach those dizzying heights. So far this year, sales have plummeted a further 20.7%, to 644,891 to the end of September. In industry body, FCAI, says restrictive lending saw 30 months of month on month falls. This year, COVID dealt a further blow.
1>Toyota Hi-Lux 3364/4338 -22.5% 2>Ford Ranger 3116/3228 -3.5% 3>Mitsubishi Triton 3001/1857 +61.6% 4>Hyundai i30 2447/2508 -2.4 5>Mitsubishi ASX 2419/2138 +13.1% 6>Mazda CX-5 2355/1506 +56.4% 7>Toyota Corolla 2219/2917 -23.9% [...]
Mazda launched their all CX5 in April 2017 to great sales success and positive reviews. So you may ask, why just 12 months later are Mazda updating the CX5? Well the all new CX5 was pretty bloody good. What Mazda have done is focus on two key areas as well as some price reductions. That’s always a handy feature. [...]
Since the original Mazda CX-5 was launched some four or five years ago it has proved to be a sales success for Mazda with the public taking to its subtle style and feature packed value. Fast forward to 2017 and the all new CX-5 was released and in 2018 we are close to more updates. Sitting just below the [...]
