Mazda’s China unit scores 7.3% year-on-year increase in June deliveries

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. reported a retail sales volume of 21,002 units in June, which climbed 7.3% over a year ago.

Thanks to the consecutive growth for the second quarter, the Japanese automaker saw the decrease in its China year-to-date sales shrink to 8.5%. For the first two quarters, 97,330 consumers in China took delivery of the Mazda's vehicles.

“In the first half of the year, Mazda is confronted with a severe difficulty in China sales affected by the cloudy climate in overall market and the brand's product alternation,” said Watabe Nobuhiko, chairman of Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd., “For the second half, we will strive to maintain the rising momentum from June and continue to boost sales by rolling out Next-Generation models featuring all-new technologies, and improving our product competitiveness, brand familiarity and marketing ability.”

(Mazda CX-4, photo source: FAW-Mazda)

FAW-Mazda gained a 19.6% growth in June with 8,922 vehicles delivered. During the Jan.-Jun. period, the joint venture witnessed its total sales edge up 1.8% from a year ago to 40,379 units.

FAW Group's independent business unit set for Mazda brand officially started operation on June 1, and it takes over the whole operational businesses of the Sino-Japanese brand from FAW Car Co., Ltd.

Under the group's direct leadership, FAW-Mazda is expected to grow faster by virtue of higher management efficiency, more autonomy in decision making, stronger control of production quality and less pressure in gaining short-term profits.

(Mazda3 Axela, photo source: Changan Mazda)

Changan Mazda delivered 12,080 new vehicles in June, posting a slight drop of 0.3% over the prior-year period. However, the growth in its first-half deliveries still remained negative due to the flagging sales for the first four months.

The top 3 models by both June and first-half deliveries were the Mazda3 Axela, the CX-4 and the CX-5. The sales of the best-selling one reached 6,933 units in June and totaled 39,648 units for the first two quarters.