[Kazbaeden]

Does anyone know what Mazda's projected sales for the 3 this year are? How does it compare to the Civic and the 6 last year

 

[mz6zoomzoom]

http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_display.cfm?article_id=17003

 

[zaimon]

I read somewhere that they are expecting 70,000 sales in the U.S. (about the same as the Protege) with 2/3rds of all sales going to the sedan.

 

[MazdaHaveIt]

Do you guys think that number is too high?.....IMO, depending on how they campaign this car, i think they're wrong.....but before you jump on my throats, i believe that this car will sell more......mazda is riding on a high with the 6 and 8 and people are gonna take notice...and i think that momentum will transfer over to the 3...i mean, c'mon, the car sells itself with its looks and performance.....if i'm right, somebody owes me alot of something ....but if i'm wrong....then you never saw this post :lol:

 

[zaimon]

It could go either way... Mazda expected to sell 75,000 Mz6s for 2003 and are closing in on about 61-65k cars by the end of the month. Compared to 626 sales, the 6 did not sell any differently. The 6 actually could have sold much better if Mazda didn't make package options so difficult...

Since the Protege sells anywhere between 70-80k cars per year, the Mz3 should meet or beat those expectations. I'd guess "beat" since the Mz3 offers A LOT more content for it's price point compared to the Civic and Corolla especially for customers willing to spend more than 18k for a compact car with the Jetta the only car offering similar features in a less reliable package. An added bonus, the Mazda3's package options are much easier to configure than the 6's...

 

[6_funk]

i agree with you MazdaHaveIt,
the 3 is a winner. you can't read the paper, or watch an automotive show without hearing about Mazda and all the awards its winning.
i believe they will sell more than the protege.

 

[zaimon]

The Mazda6 took a pretty big share of Auto Industry Awards last year. However, the mid-size sedan market is far less fickle than the compact car market here in the States; the Accord and Camry will maintain their success outright, it's harder to say that the Civic/Corolla have the same stranglehold on the market.

The Mazda3 will be a success, just as the Protege is in Canada!

 

[mz6zoomzoom]

i agree with you MazdaHaveIt,
the 3 is a winner. you can't read the paper, or watch an automotive show without hearing about Mazda and all the awards its winning.
i believe they will sell more than the protege.

I'm not disagreeing, but awards do not necessarily mean sales.

WAnt a comparison, look at Apple Computer. They win every award out there, they still don't sell huge amounts.

 

[vaBooM]

I think the first 6 months.. people are going to reap the benefits of 6 and Pro5. For the first time in a year are they now offering anything on the 6. And you can get a fully equipped Pro5 auto for under $16k or a manual around $15.5k.

And I seen a 6 with everything except the v6 for $20k.