2026 CX-5 Made In..?

[GTXT23]

Since we all are enthusiasts of the CX-5 - Its future now seems even more unpredictable . Today tariffs on automobiles made outside the USA will be +25% - what does that do to the made in Japan CX-5 ?

In particular the 2026 CX-5s which as far as I know are not in any dealer yet.

It is Mazdas #1 selling vehicle and adding + 25% to the MSRP will create sales challenges - Many of its closest competitors already made in the USA will have a price point advantage - So if you were the CEO of Mazda....,

What do you do ? Is the CX-5 so good it can sustain the increase against - say the , RAV-4 made in Kentucky ? - Do you shift production of the CX-5 to the Alabama plant where the underperforming CX-50 is made ? - which is fundamentally the same vehicle ? I was told by a dealer that existing inventory on the ground at dealers now ( pre- 4/02/2025) will not be price effected - anything coming in not made in the USA after 4/3 -will be .

What will the CX-5 of 2026 look like - ? Where will it be made ? , and what will it cost ?? - This should be very interesting to watch unfold - As the CX-5 has had a 10 year run being the #1 car in Mazdas fleet - transforming the company at large. There are limited numbers of the 2025 left in dealers - Will these be harder to get a price reduction on ? Apparently last weekend , may dealers had record daily sales . Who has a guess what will happen to the CX-5 ?

Will 2025 CX-5s automatically be worth more because they are possibly the last to be made in JAPAN?

 

[hoodlum]

Mazda’s CFO made it clear from this vehicle they want to ramp up CX-50 production for the US by not exporting it to Canada and Mexico. Here in Canada they will just sell more CX-5s since we don’t have the Tariff.

Mazda Likely to Spread Tariff Pain - But CFO Still Sees Sales Taking Big Hit - Headlight.news

Mazda can't just "swallow" higher tariff costs, its CFO told Headlight.News, & will likely pass some costs to customers. Sales will take hit.

headlight.news

By a stroke of good fortune, Mazda began producing vehicles in the U.S. again late in 2023 at a plant it built as part of a joint venture with Toyota. The factory was originally meant to serve as a supply base for both U.S. and foreign markets, with about 20% of the Mazda-badged vehicles meant for export, a senior official told Headlight.News.

But things might have to change due to the imposition of the Trump tariffs. It could be used to provide more products for the U.S. to minimize the impact of those sanctions. Mazda is also looking at ways it might be able to reduce dependence upon imported parts, both at the Alabama and even its Japanese plants.

 

[Moonlighter]

No company is going to make decisions to invest in the US for at least 6 months, or until certainty and some degree of confidence and dare I say, trust in the US as a reliable place to invest, is rebuilt, which could take quite a long time.

Right now, nobody (including DJT, one strongly suspects) knows whats going to be announced tomorrow, let alone next week or next month.

 

[GTXT23]

No company is going to make decisions to invest in the US for at least 6 months, or until certainty and some degree of confidence and dare I say, trust in the US as a reliable place to invest, is rebuilt, which could take quite a long time.

Right now, nobody (including DJT, one strongly suspects) knows whats going to be announced tomorrow, let alone next week or next month.

Well - its a tough call to do nothing and cross your fingers - Im going on a limb and saying that countries which can enhance their manufacturing spectrum of parts will be what pulls some of this down - the biggest part supplier China - has 145% tariff - the highest by way over double ----and other countries are not even close to that if they can fill the gap - this is a lesson to any company or country that put all their eggs in one basket - China - and now are cornered - i can say there are countries trying to fill orders for Mazda that once were China contracts - we shall see - till then - drive safe - you dont want to be cruising the lots looking for a replacement vehicle with a check from your insurance company
- anyone of us here with a CX5 - should consider ourselves quite fortunate !