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The Mazda CX-5 Thread
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FiestaST
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Drive.com.au review of the 2022 CX-5 Maxx Sport
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Why Mazda SA’s most expensive car is also its best seller
Against the norm, Mazda Southern Africa’s largest and most expensive passenger vehicle is also comfortably its strongest seller. So, why is this the case and what does it mean for the brand?
Typically, a mainstream automaker’s volume driver in South Africa’s passenger-vehicle space is a relatively affordable, fairly compact car. The Swift light hatchback, for example, powered Suzuki’s recent run of monthly sales records. In Volkswagen’s case, the Polo Vivo plays that role, while the Urban Cruiser routinely tops Toyota’s passenger-vehicle sales chart.
However, it’s an entirely different story for Mazda Southern Africa. Curiously, the Fuchū-based firm’s local division relies heavily on the CX-5 – its largest and most expensive passenger vehicle, topping out at a heady R742 900. Month in and month out, the elegantly styled crossover is the brand’s most popular model locally (and by some margin, too).
A closer look at Mazda CX-5 sales in 2022 so far
In order to illustrate just how dependent Mazda’s local distributor is on the CX-5, we whipped out a calculator and tallied up the brand’s individual model sales for the first eight months of 2022. Year to date, 1 563 units of the CX-5 have been registered in SA, translating to a monthly average of around 200 units and representing a hefty 44% of the company’s total passenger-vehicle sales in that time. It was Mazda’s top seller every single month.
While that sort of volume doesn’t look overly impressive when compared with the nation’s most popular vehicles, it’s far more than Mazda’s other – smaller and less expensive – products managed to achieve. For instance, over the same period, the Mazda2 attracted 805 sales, while the CX-3 finished on 647 units. The CX-30, meanwhile, settled for 320 registrations, with the Mazda3 hatchback bringing up the rear with just 213 units (the MX-5, of course, quietly skipped the country some time back).
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Against the norm, Mazda Southern Africa’s largest and most expensive passenger vehicle is also comfortably its strongest seller. So, why is this the case and what does it mean for the brand?
Typically, a mainstream automaker’s volume driver in South Africa’s passenger-vehicle space is a relatively affordable, fairly compact car. The Swift light hatchback, for example, powered Suzuki’s recent run of monthly sales records. In Volkswagen’s case, the Polo Vivo plays that role, while the Urban Cruiser routinely tops Toyota’s passenger-vehicle sales chart.
However, it’s an entirely different story for Mazda Southern Africa. Curiously, the Fuchū-based firm’s local division relies heavily on the CX-5 – its largest and most expensive passenger vehicle, topping out at a heady R742 900. Month in and month out, the elegantly styled crossover is the brand’s most popular model locally (and by some margin, too).
A closer look at Mazda CX-5 sales in 2022 so far
In order to illustrate just how dependent Mazda’s local distributor is on the CX-5, we whipped out a calculator and tallied up the brand’s individual model sales for the first eight months of 2022. Year to date, 1 563 units of the CX-5 have been registered in SA, translating to a monthly average of around 200 units and representing a hefty 44% of the company’s total passenger-vehicle sales in that time. It was Mazda’s top seller every single month.
While that sort of volume doesn’t look overly impressive when compared with the nation’s most popular vehicles, it’s far more than Mazda’s other – smaller and less expensive – products managed to achieve. For instance, over the same period, the Mazda2 attracted 805 sales, while the CX-3 finished on 647 units. The CX-30, meanwhile, settled for 320 registrations, with the Mazda3 hatchback bringing up the rear with just 213 units (the MX-5, of course, quietly skipped the country some time back).
Why Mazda SA's most expensive car is also its best seller
Against the norm, Mazda Southern Africa’s largest and most expensive passenger vehicle is also easily its strongest seller.
FiestaST
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Kung Fu Porkchop
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*Maintenance Update**Maintenance update on our 2017 2L CX-5*
Had the rear brake pads replaced and got 54 000km out of them.
The fronts still have 50% life left.
Rear pads are finished, got 30 000km out of the set and need to be replaced ASAP.
Noticed them when i did a Brake fluid flush 2 weeks ago.
Front pads will need to be replaced in a month or 2.
The brand that was installed is Sure pads.
Wonder if i should try Ferodo or Safeline?
What are you guys using?
Hi, I am using Safeline pads at the rear. They are good. The part number is D4164 for the 2017 2.0 CX5 if you are interested.
jbarker
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Any idea what cases the rear brake pads to wear down so quickly?
I notice my rear brakes sticking / binding in traffic occasionally - do you have the same issue?
Sideshow Bob
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There seem to be too many CX-5's on the roads these days. Is 550K pocket money these days ? Lot of Haval's as well despite the fuel consumption worries. Yoh - gangsta's paradise is something else.
A mechanic that i asked said, it's caused by the weight of the car and the way EBD system works.
The wife daily drives ours and has not reported any brake sticking or binding in traffic.
jbarker
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Thanks for the feedback, will get the rear brakes checked out at the next service.
Midas has for R790 to compare.
AsteriskUser
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My rears also wore out faster than the front
FiestaST
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MotorWeek quick spin of the 2022 CX-5
FiestaST
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Hoping other CX-5 drivers don’t do this! disgusting!
FiestaST
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That mileage/kiloage though.
FiestaST
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FiestaST
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Juliet drives the 2022 CX-5