Mazda CX-9 completed in Australia

Mazda Australia hope the stock will dry up CX-9 later this year when it welcomes several new products.

In addition to the new job CX-8 and brand new CX-90both will debut here this year, Mazda has confirmed it Launched CX-80 – a three-row partner with CX-60. It will confirm the local time for the CX-80 later this year.

That leaves out the CX-9, but the news comes as a bit of a surprise as Mazda’s US subsidiary has confirmed that it will be replacing the model with the new CX-90, and the upcoming model is released. development with a focus on the United States.

“We will continue to have CX-9 in 2023, by the end of the year depending on the success of our sales strategy we will have stock or limited availability,” said Director Mazda Australia executive Vinesh Bhindi said.

“Hopefully the CX-9 will hit showrooms in 2023.”

With the CX-60 range opening at $59,800 before circulation costs, we can expect both the CX-80 and CX-90 to have a significantly higher base price than the CX-9, starting at $47,600 before circulation.

The CX-60, CX-70, CX-80 and CX-90 use Mazda’s new rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive Large Architecture, and the company is also developing six petrol and diesel engines. inline cylinders, mild hybrids and 4-cylinder engines. plug-in hybrid powertrain.

Two rows are narrower CX-60 and the three-row CX-80 have been developed for markets such as Europe, while the two-row CX-70 is wider and three-row seats are available. CX-90 intended for markets such as the US.

However, some familiar Mazda nameplates will be used in the near future.

Although the CX-60 is a mid-size SUV, two rows of seats CX-5 and the three-row CX-8 are not expected to be discontinued anytime soon as both have just received mid-life updates.

Mazda Australia doesn’t think its crowded SUV lineup will be confusing, noting that CX-30 find a separate niche for CX-3 and similarly the CX-8 with the CX-9.

The CX-9 has been a fixture in Mazda’s local lineup since 2007. It’s the brand’s first three-row crossover – the Proceed Marvie based on the B-Series is the company’s first three-row SUV. – and has helped fill some gaps in the Mazda lineup.

It shared its CD3 platform with contemporary Mazda6as well as a wide range of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products in North America.

The V6-powered crossover was the most luxury-focused Mazda at the time, with the Millenia and 929 discontinued at this point. It also serves as an indirect replacement for the MPV, although that model still exists in markets like Japan.

An upgrade and larger V6 came in 2009, with a more substantial upgrade coming in 2012.

The current second-generation model debuted in 2016, switching to a different platform and ditching the V6 in favor of a turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine.

It remains one of the best-selling full-size crossovers in Australia.

Mazda sold 6460 CX-9s in Australia last year, beating the CX-8. The narrower SUV, additionally differentiated in its offering of naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol and turbo-diesel engines, accounted for 5932 sales.

CX-9 sells better Toyota Kluger (12,562 sales) but the best sellers focus on the US Hyundai Palisade (4000 sales).

Although sold in other markets such as New Zealand and the Middle East, the CX-9’s largest market is the US with a smaller market being Australia in second place.

Last year, Mazda sold 34,580 CX-9s in the US. This model is not offered in Europe, Japan or China.

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