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The Mazda6 is one of the models most responsible for the January sales spike. (Photo: Mazda)
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Coming off a year in which its sales grew more than 10 percent, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported its best January since 1994 with sales of 21,212 vehicles for January 2008, accounting for a 10.2 percent increase versus last year.
MAZDA6 celebrated its best-ever January with sales of 6,333 units, up 27.0 percent over last year. Not to be outdone, the MAZDA5 multi-activity vehicle, which has been freshened for 2008 and only on the market for a short time, also celebrated its best-ever January with sales of 1,699 units, accounting for a 28.4 percent increase.
Mazda CX-9, which was recently named North American Truck of the Year, reported sales of 1,850 units while its sibling, CX-7, recorded 2,555 units sold. January sales were led in volume by MAZDA3, which reported sales of 6,579 units.
“After closing 2007 as the fastest-growing major car company in the U.S., we kicked off 2008 signaling our intention for another strong year,” said Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO, MNAO.
Rounding out North America, Mazda Canada, Inc. (MCI) and Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) also began the New Year on the right track as both reported an increase in sales. In fact, MCI celebrated its best-ever January with sales of 4,732 vehicles, accounting for a 6.0 percent increase. MMdM reported an increase of 68.0 percent with 1,850 vehicles sold. Puerto Rico sales declined 14.9 percent with 361 units sold.
