Mazda has announced that cumulative production of the Mazda CX-5 has surpassed one million units at the end of April 2015, taking only three years and five months since production commenced in November 2011.
Mazda claims that the CX-5 is the second fastest Mazda model to reach the one-million-unit milestone, following the Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan).
Production of the CX-5, which was the first of Mazda’s new-generation models that feature SkyActiv Technology and Kodo-Soul of Motion, began at Ujina Plant in Hiroshima, but has since been expanded to include manufacture at Changan Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd., in China and local-assembly at Mazda Sollers Manufacturing Rus in Russia, Vina Mazda Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., in Vietnam as well as Mazda Malaysia Sdn., Bhd., in Malaysia.
Mazda CX-5 was launched into the growing global crossover SUV market in February 2012 as a new core model for the Mazda brand. It has since won more than 60 different awards around the world including the prestigious Car of the Year Japan in 2012-2013. The CX-5 has grown into a key model in Mazda’s global car lineup and was the top-selling SUV in Japan in 2012 and 2013.
“I am delighted to see the CX-5 reach the one-million-unit mark in only three years and five months,” said Masashi Otsuka, Program Manager of the CX-5. “I would like to express my gratitude to the people all over the world who have appreciated and supported the CX-5. We are committed to continue enhancing this model into the future to ensure that it remains a popular choice among people with active lifestyles, and will appeal to even more customers in the future,” he said.
