World production of the Mazda3 passes the bar three million units

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that the total production of the Mazda3 has surpassed three million units on April 26. This figure has been reached in just seven years and ten months from the entry into production of the first generation model, the Mazda3 now holds the speed record sales of all passenger vehicles in the current Mazda range.

The Mazda3 is a truly international model, as evidenced by its three production sites - namely the Mazda plant in Yamaguchi Hofu, Japan (where all European models are produced), Changan Ford Mazda factory Automobile (CFMA) in Nanjing, China and the factory AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) - and the distribution of its sales in approximately 90 countries *. The three-millionth Mazda3 was produced at the factory Hofu. It is a five-door model for the Japanese market and equips the MZR 2.0L Mazda i-stop system and an exterior color of Crystal White Pearl Mica.

"The Mazda3 symbolizes the three components of the Mazda DNA that are unusual design, exceptional functionality and driving performance and handling remarkable stated Hirotaka Kanazawa, SEO (Senior Managing Executive Officer) Mazda charge of the department R & D. Its continued global success has been the flagship model of the Mazda range, representing one third of the total sales of the brand. Since the launch of the first generation model, the Mazda3 has evolved with major changes in the automotive industry thanks to the integration and strengthening of the DNA of the Mazda brand and performance always exemplary in terms of the environment and security.

Mazda3 from surpass the three million units, I take this opportunity to thank each customer support, and reaffirm our determination to deliver outstanding performance both in matter of environment safety, Allied has driving pleasure exceeding everyone's expectations. "