MAZDA Sales Down 5.5% (no 2 under 2014 Line Up)

[jonlep]

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/09/mazda-to-build-small-toyota-in-mexico-for-us-consumption/

 

[Joker2]

Mazda will build the 2 and 3 at the Mexico plant in addition to the models for Toyota.

 

[mazdapunk87]

looks like mazda had another good month, the mazda2 did very well too

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2012/12/03/mazda--november-2012-sales-cx-5-mazda3/1741727/

 

[Font Motorsports]

Yes! And a two door option:

Maybe? The fact that they will start to make them in Mexico might be good for the US as they might be able to afford to offer them due to the lower shipping costs they'll incur because of moving everything to Mexico.

 

[Font Motorsports]

Mazda really needs to invest in more luxury options and amenities, But then again that would make them more competitive against all of the car manufactures they're building for!. Crappy Kia's are selling like crazy because they have so much to offer. Weather you use it or not it's a big selling point when deciding on making a purchase on the second biggest investment people have.

Agreed. Mazda should offer a premium version of the Mazda 2. Even if it's in limited amounts. They already do in other countries. Even Thailand gets Projector Headlights, Keyless Entry and Folding Side Mirrors with Turning Signal Indicators. America, the black sheep of the auto industry.

I won't agree on your crappy Kia comment though. They are definitely not crappy anymore.

 

[Ryno666]

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I won't agree on your crappy Kia comment though. They are definitely not crappy anymore. [/QUOTE]

Kia (Killed In Action)
The quality of parts on a Kia in no way compare.
My friend/neighbor has a Rio 5 hatchback we compared them and the Rio is a nice solid turd.
The 2 feels like its on a high speed railroad track flying around corners. The Rio slips and slides like its on ice, body roll like a bia, and squeeks like a mouse.

This aside Kia is ahead in Hp and amenities! Thats why they are killing it.

[video]http://www.cars.com/kia/rio5/2012/specifications/?acode=USC20KIC081C0[/video]

 

[Font Motorsports]

Kia (Killed In Action)
The quality of parts on a Kia in no way compare.
My friend/neighbor has a Rio 5 hatchback we compared them and the Rio is a nice solid turd.
The 2 feels like its on a high speed railroad track flying around corners. The Rio slips and slides like its on ice, body roll like a bia, and squeeks like a mouse.

This aside Kia is ahead in Hp and amenities! Thats why they are killing it.

[video]http://www.cars.com/kia/rio5/2012/specifications/?acode=USC20KIC081C0[/video]

Touch my friend. Touch. I'll take the 2 over the Rio for sure although i thought the Rio's redesign of exterior and interior were solid. Driving dynamics not so much. I like the radio design of the Rio.

 

[Max Archer]

Agreed. Mazda should offer a premium version of the Mazda 2. Even if it's in limited amounts. They already do in other countries. Even Thailand gets Projector Headlights, Keyless Entry and Folding Side Mirrors with Turning Signal Indicators. America, the black sheep of the auto industry.

I won't agree on your crappy Kia comment though. They are definitely not crappy anymore.

To be fair, the projector thing is probably due to the fact that Thailand can share assemblies with Japan and other RHD countries.

 

[Ryno666]

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Yeah radio is nice, all those options are sweet too! Throw in a couple of cute hamsters and watch sales fly.

 

[Font Motorsports]

Yeah radio is nice, all those options are sweet too! Throw in a couple of cute hamsters and watch sales fly.

Hamster are cute you have to admit.

 

[Font Motorsports]

To be fair, the projector thing is probably due to the fact that Thailand can share assemblies with Japan and other RHD countries.

True, but there are other left hand drive countries that do have the projectors.

 

[M2NO]

True, but there are other left hand drive countries that do have the projectors.

The cars for Thailand are made in Thailand. The cars for Indonesia are made in Indonesia so Mazda has own factorys for those too markeds. ( Australia and New Zealand did get cars form Thailand for about 9 month or so, but Mazda gave them Japanes cars. The quality was better. (think it was 2010/2011)
They also have a factory in China that make the 2 for that market.

The cars for the US/Canada and Europe and...well all other plases are made in Japan I have been told by Mazda.

Here in Norway some cars has those projectors lamps and some dont. I have a Mazda2 from August 2010 and I dont have it, but a guy I know has it on his car. He has a 2009. In Spain you can get the top of the line "Sportive" with keyless entry, but the top of the line here in Norway "Sport" has not. Both cars has 16" aloys tho, and side skirts, spoiler, rain sensors, leather wheel and gear stikk etc...

Some markeds here in Europe got tomtom navigation and bluetooth. Here in Norway the range are Go, Advanse, Advance Pluss, and Sport. We also got a Edition but I an not shure where that fitts in the line up.

I gess this dont fits in this part of the forum, but I was starting with the thai thing...Sorry! (Hope the english is not to bad)

(lol2)

 

[Font Motorsports]

^ Thanks for the info.

 

[xkalelx]

That was the case when I purchased my 2. I wanted to like the Yaris so bad, but I couldn't even get them to build me a brand new base model w/ 5mt, cruise, and in black because I was told they only manufacture based on previous years sales. How dumb is that to turn down my $15k. I didn't have to search hard for a competitor and the 2 sold it self.

Would really like to see Mazda expand on the 2 and offer the 1.3 to US market. Am I the only one that sees that as a home run? I hate the American "large" culture of suburbans, vans and 3/4ton trucks for commuters. Long live minimalism and utilitarianism in the 2.

 

[Font Motorsports]

I hate the American "large" culture of suburbans, vans and 3/4ton trucks for commuters.

This is one of the down falls of the hatchback in the states. Because of what you mentioned here. "Small hatchbacks are too small for our large American roads." I actually read this once. Don't you know that bigger is better?

 

[Ryno666]

What's funny is the 2 is actually big!

 

[Font Motorsports]

What's funny is the 2 is actually big!

There's a misconception that hatchbacks have no room inside. Which is mostly bogus. Some hatchbacks have more room inside than a sedan. I fit a couch in my old '08 R32. Try doing that with a sedan!

 

[ngd298]

There's a misconception that hatchbacks have no room inside. Which is mostly bogus. Some hatchbacks have more room inside than a sedan. I fit a couch in my old '08 R32. Try doing that with a sedan!

I carried a huge mini fridge (oxymoron) in my 2, barely had to fold the seats down. Got 45 mpg from lowes to my office. Between the surprising cargo space and winter driving ability my poor little truck is sitting in the driveway a lot.

 

[Font Motorsports]

I carried a huge mini fridge (oxymoron) in my 2, barely had to fold the seats down. Got 45 mpg from lowes to my office. Between the surprising cargo space and winter driving ability my poor little truck is sitting in the driveway a lot.

Take that trucks!