Bravo Mazda! - Apple Carplay / Android Auto update added.
YTD numbers are in. Mazda sees 14.8% YTD sales jump. Only automakers to beat this are Volvo and Tesla.
CX5 numbers though - wait for it - 75% YTD jump. For this month its 90% YoY Jump. Man - they can't make CX-5 fast enough it seems.
Some other tidbits - Nissan sales are down 29%. Altima sales are half of last year. Seems the discounts have stopped flowing. Pretty much entire lineup is loosing sales except Rogue.
CR-V is down 12.XX percent as well. Honda overall is down 3%.
Over in Canada - it seems they have lost some love for Mazda but US is buying them up by the bucket loads. If Mazda has a 75% YoY jump .. heck even a 30% YoY Jump that would be a record. I believe the new Forester being as plain jane as it is might help.
Best news for this year - 18 Turbo and CX-5 Diesel - might be the first time CX-5 sales hit 200K in USA. That would be shocking.
I think many buyers for new turbo6 are waiting on major reviewers but it seems its a winner. Best in class again.
Sources good car bad car website.
Additional update May 9th 2018:
Mazda has announced Apple Carplay / AA will be available via a software / hardware update in July for Touring trim or above Mazda6 vehicles. Mazda Canada in an earlier video confirmed AA / AC for cars with the new commander system from 2014 up. ****
It means it is possible to get this feature in CX-5 upper trims for earlier years and all trims for 2016 onwards (I guess??).
This is a big news - reason even though AA/AC is available in many makes and models there are two fundamental issues:
1. Its usually the top trim.
2. It has been a bit unreliable till now.
It will be interesting to see how Mazda implements this feature - basically allowing 2014 models to get AA is amazing. I hope it spikes re-sale values now. I dont know if I really need one - maybe I will have to see it in flesh.
**** - Source CNET. Google Cnet Mazda6 Android Auto.
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YTD numbers are in. Mazda sees 14.8% YTD sales jump. Only automakers to beat this are Volvo and Tesla.
CX5 numbers though - wait for it - 75% YTD jump. For this month its 90% YoY Jump. Man - they can't make CX-5 fast enough it seems.
Some other tidbits - Nissan sales are down 29%. Altima sales are half of last year. Seems the discounts have stopped flowing. Pretty much entire lineup is loosing sales except Rogue.
CR-V is down 12.XX percent as well. Honda overall is down 3%.
Over in Canada - it seems they have lost some love for Mazda but US is buying them up by the bucket loads. If Mazda has a 75% YoY jump .. heck even a 30% YoY Jump that would be a record. I believe the new Forester being as plain jane as it is might help.
Best news for this year - 18 Turbo and CX-5 Diesel - might be the first time CX-5 sales hit 200K in USA. That would be shocking.
I think many buyers for new turbo6 are waiting on major reviewers but it seems its a winner. Best in class again.
Sources good car bad car website.
Additional update May 9th 2018:
Mazda has announced Apple Carplay / AA will be available via a software / hardware update in July for Touring trim or above Mazda6 vehicles. Mazda Canada in an earlier video confirmed AA / AC for cars with the new commander system from 2014 up. ****
It means it is possible to get this feature in CX-5 upper trims for earlier years and all trims for 2016 onwards (I guess??).
This is a big news - reason even though AA/AC is available in many makes and models there are two fundamental issues:
1. Its usually the top trim.
2. It has been a bit unreliable till now.
It will be interesting to see how Mazda implements this feature - basically allowing 2014 models to get AA is amazing. I hope it spikes re-sale values now. I dont know if I really need one - maybe I will have to see it in flesh.
**** - Source CNET. Google Cnet Mazda6 Android Auto.
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