Mazda Production and Sales Results for January 2012 (Flash Report)
February 23 2012 - 10:22PM
JCN Newswire (English)
Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for
January 2012 are summarized below.
I. Production
Jan. 2012
Breakdown Units YoY
Change (%)
DOMESTIC Passenger Cars 68,487 +1.2
PRODUCTION Commercial Vehicles 1,023 -10.3
Total 69,510 +1.0
OVERSEAS Passenger Cars 24,140 -26.6
PRODUCTION Commercial Vehicles 2,968 -35.6
Total 27,108 -27.7
GLOBAL Passenger Cars 92,627 -7.9
PRODUCTION Commercial Vehicles 3,991 -30.6
Total 96,618 -9.1
1. Domestic Production
Mazda's total domestic production volume in January 2012 increased
1.0% compared to January 2011 due to increased production of
passenger vehicles.
Domestic production of key models in January 2012
Mazda2 (Demio): 14,445 units (up 52.6% year-on-year)
CX-5: 13,098 units
2. Overseas Production
Mazda's overseas production volume in January 2012 decreased 27.7%
compared to January 2011, reflecting decreased production of both
passenger and commercial vehicles.
Overseas production of key models in January 2012
Mazda6: 12,974 units (down 24.6% year-on-year)
Mazda3: 6,463 units (down 3.9% year-on-year)
II. Domestic Sales
Jan. 2012
Breakdown Units YoY
Change (%)
Passenger Cars 15,570 +17.6
Commercial Vehicles 1,913 +5.8
Registration Total 12,859 +14.5
Micro-mini Total 4,624 +21.2
Total 17,483 +16.2
Mazda's total domestic sales volume in January 2012 increased 16.2%
compared to January 2011, due to increased sales of both passenger
and commercial vehicles.
Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 4.9% (down 1.1 points
year-on-year), with a 3.0% share of the micro-mini segment (down
0.2 points year-on-year) and a 4.2% total market share (down 0.7
points year-on-year).
Domestic sales of key models in January 2012
Mazda2 (Demio): 5,327 units (up 20.8% year-on-year)
AZ-Wagon: 2,210 units (up 21.5% year-on-year)
Mazda5 (Premacy): 1,956 units (up 16.4% year-on-year)
III. Exports
Jan. 2012
Breakdown Units YoY
Change (%)
Passenger Cars 57,544 -5.0
Commercial Vehicles 0 -
North America 24,177 -4.9
Europe 18,355 -7.1
Oceania 7,838 +23.1
Others 7,174 -20.8
Total 57,544 -5.0
Mazda's export volume in January 2012 decreased 5.0% year-on-year,
reflecting reduced shipments to North America, Europe and
others.
Exports of key models in January 2012
Mazda3: 23,686 units (down 6.9% year-on-year)
CX-5: 10,818 units
Mazda2: 10,230 units (up 33.6% year-on-year)
About Mazda
Mazda Motor Corporation (TSE:7261) started manufacturing tools in
1929 and soon branched out into production of trucks for commercial
use. In the early 1960s, Mazda launched its first passenger car
models and began developing rotary engines. Still headquartered in
Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's
leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and
Europe for over 30 years. For more information, please visit
www.mazda.com.
Source: Mazda
Contact:
Corporate Communications Division
Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan
Tokyo: +81-3-3508-5056
Hiroshima: +81-82-282-5253
E-mail: media@mazda.co.jp
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