[New post] Mazda 5 to be phased out with no successor – report

Jonathan James Tan posted: " The Mazda 5 MPV is set to stop production with no replacement planned, company officials have told Autocar UK. The publication reports that in Britain, five- and seven-seat SUVs like Nissan's Qashqai and X-Trail have taken the limelight away from such M" New post on Paul Tan's Automotive News Mazda 5 to be phased out with no successor – report by Jonathan James Tan The Mazda 5 MPV is set to stop production with no replacement planned, company officials have told Autocar UK. The publication reports that in Britain, five- and seven-seat SUVs like Nissan's Qashqai and X-Trail have taken the limelight away from such MPVs. Production is being wound down, with only hundreds finding homes annually, Autocar UK reports, adding that once the MX-5 lands in August, the Mazda 5 will be the only non-SkyActiv Mazda on sale in Blighty. Of course, our Mazda 5 got SkyActiv-ed last year, but it remains an aged model. The demise of the CX-7 and apparent neglect of the big Mazda 8 are also signs of the Japanese carmaker's increasing focus on smaller vehicles. Well, with the CX-5 and Mazda 2's suitability and prominence globally, can you really blame them? Mazda 5 SkyActiv Malaysian launch Jonathan James Tan | February 4, 2015 at 2:25 pm | Categories: Cars, International News, Mazda | URL: http://wp.me/p1x6AR-1isV Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Paul Tan's Automotive News. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://paultan.org/2015/02/04/mazda-5-goodbye/