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Re: 2008 Models [kivo] by maltb
Jul 31, 2007 (12:49 pm)
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Replying to: kivo (Jul 31, 2007 10:47 am)

October/November time frame.
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Re: 2008 Models [maltb] by d_hyper
Aug 03, 2007 (11:40 am)
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Replying to: maltb (Jul 31, 2007 12:49 pm)

The recent sales results for M5 is a disappointment. I wonder if making it a 6+1 seater (just like outside of NA) could revive the product?! So far, to switch from M3 to M5 gains you an extra seat (in the back) and looses some handling due to extra 500 pounds. Not a very good incentive. Although, I do like the shape and versatility.
For 800 units/month it's not worth even bringing a '08 model. (Yes, of course Rondo is partially behind it, just like the managers in Mazda USA, who can't respond adequately)
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Re: 2008 Models [d_hyper] by f14tomcat
Aug 03, 2007 (12:22 pm)
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Replying to: d_hyper (Aug 03, 2007 11:40 am)

I'm going to have to disagree with you. The M5 is the family version of the M3 and it has a sure spot( while a small one at that, yet still a spot ) in the market share. The M5 and M3 is sort of like the HHR and the Cobalt. The Cobalt sales the vast majority while the HHR is more of a novelty, and sales to fewer but yet enough to be profitable. True, the M5 will never sale what the M3 will but it brings Mazda into a segment that the M3 cannot compete in. It is far from a disappointment, rather a marketing and design masterpeice.
 
Plus: There is a lot more people room in a M5 then there is in a M3.
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First place by chikoo
Aug 03, 2007 (1:19 pm)
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http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2007/200706/070612.html
  
Mazda Awarded First Place in Auto Bild Magazine’s “Quality Report” for the Third Year Running
  
HIROSHIMA, Japan— Auto Bild, Germany’s largest car magazine, has ranked Mazda in first place in its highly respected “Quality Report” for 2007, which was published on June 8. This was the third straight year that Mazda has been awarded first place in this annual report.
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That's great! by f14tomcat
Aug 03, 2007 (5:46 pm)
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Sounds like Mazda is keeping their quality up. I will say that the Mazda 5 we checked out was very refined. We went down the street to the Kia place to check out the Rondo and after I had compared the two, it just felt like Mazda put more time in their product then Kia did. Kia just felt tinny and 'cheap' I totally believe that Mazda is top quality.
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Re: First place [chikoo] by jaxs1
Aug 04, 2007 (8:32 pm)
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Replying to: chikoo (Aug 03, 2007 1:19 pm)

This looks like it only applies to cars built in Japan. Is the Mazda5 built in Japan? I thought they were built in a US factory.
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Built in Japan. by f14tomcat
Aug 05, 2007 (5:22 am)
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The Mazda5 is built in Japan according to all of my references and also according to the sticker on the one we looked at.
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Re: First place [jaxs1] by coolmazda5
Aug 05, 2007 (7:07 am)
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Aug 04, 2007 8:32 pm)

Yes, the Mazda5 is built in Japan.
 
Here is an old site with some data I saw once:
http://media.ford.com/mazda/article_display.cfm?article_id=21731
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Re: how strong is the air conditioning? [goatrope] by jaxs1
Aug 05, 2007 (9:40 am)
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Replying to: goatrope (Apr 15, 2006 3:09 pm)

I read that the 2008 Mazda5 will have new rear seat vents to help with back seat cooling.
Does anyone know if there will be changes to the condenser and compressor to make the system more powerful? I'm not sure that just adding more vents without the system having the capacity to push more cold air will be a big help.
By the time the 2008's come out, the weather will be cool and no one will be able to give the A/C a sufficient test for effectiveness on their test drives.
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Re: 2008 Models [d_hyper] by maltb
Aug 06, 2007 (7:53 am)
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Replying to: d_hyper (Aug 03, 2007 11:40 am)

I'm not sure where you get 800 units/month. Mazda's July sales report shows 9,265 for the year to date total.

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