Mazda’s China retail sales in June edge up 1.4% after 13-straight-month decline

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Mazda saw its China retail sales in June edge up 1.4% year on year to 19,574 units, the first-time positive growth since May, 2018, Mazda Motor (China) Co.,Ltd reported on July 3.

The rare increase was entirely attributable to the rising performance of Changan Mazda, whose deliveries in June grew 5.3% from a year ago to 12,114 units. However, the other joint venture FAW Mazda didn't get rid of the negative drop with its monthly sale edging down 4.5% to 7,460 units.

Regarding the sales for the first half of the year, the Japanese automaker still faced a year-on-year slump of 27.1% with 106,345 vehicles handed over.

The company didn't release the respective Jan.-Jun. number of two joint ventures. Based on the data collected by Gasgoo, during the first two quarters, FAW Mazda and Changan Mazda handed over 39,680 units and 66,665 units respectively, compared with 59,070 units and 86,772 units for the same period a year ago.

The all-new Mazda Axela, which is expected to carry the engine powered by the second-generation “Skyactiv-X” technology, is scheduled to tap China's market in 2019 via Changan Mazda's sales channel, according to local media outlets. Besides, this type of engine is likely to be locally produced by Mazda's plant in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province.

Additionally, the new Mazda Atenza mid-sized sedan and the new CX-4 compact SUV will reportedly be sent to the market by FAW-Mazda around August and November (Photo source: http://www.mazda.com.cn).