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Mazda 5 vs Kia Rondo

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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [coolmazda5] by tourist1292
Aug 05, 2009 (8:54 am)
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Aug 04, 2009 4:59 pm)

They would have sold more Rondo if they are shipping more. Weeks of waiting drives people away.
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [tourist1292] by vg33e power
Aug 05, 2009 (9:22 am)
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Replying to: tourist1292 (Aug 05, 2009 8:54 am)

...and if they were better looking......lol
 
Sorry I just had to say it!
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [tourist1292] by aviboy97
Aug 05, 2009 (9:28 am)
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Replying to: tourist1292 (Aug 05, 2009 8:54 am)

They would have sold more Rondo if they are shipping more. Weeks of waiting drives people away
 
Mazda has the same problem. There is no inventory of the Mazda5. This is the second year in a row that the demand is greater the the supply.
 
I have a 13 person wait list for a Mazda5, and I have not been able to order 2010's yet!
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [tourist1292] by 9394
Aug 05, 2009 (10:55 am)
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Replying to: tourist1292 (Aug 05, 2009 8:54 am)

i wonder if KIA was producing less because of the economy downturn, so it is a good sign, may be the economy is recovering faster than i thought it would.
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [tourist1292] by coolmazda5
Aug 05, 2009 (11:21 am)
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Replying to: tourist1292 (Aug 05, 2009 8:54 am)

I just tried a couple of Autotrader new car searches in 2 random US locations (opposite coasts):
 
Location 1 (50mile radius):
2009 Mazda5s available: 11
2009 Rondos available: 22
 
Location 2 (50mile radius):
2009 Mazda5s available: 8
2009 Rondos available: 12
 
I do believe it is not a low supply, but maybe the new KIA line-up attracting some of the Rondo's target market buyers: the Soul and the Forte (especially the Soul as a 5-seater "wagon"). KIA as a brand is doing well, just some of its models didn't
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [coolmazda5] by ldisler
Aug 05, 2009 (11:49 am)
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Aug 05, 2009 11:21 am)

I think the CFC has helped the 5 more then the Rondo. The 5 is considered a cat1 truck and qualifies for $4500, the Rondo is a passenger car and in most cases only gets $3500. Got my 5 two weeks ago and love it so far. First full tank 26 MPG in mixed driving.
 
Plus the 5 is better looking.
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [ldisler] by coolmazda5
Aug 05, 2009 (12:15 pm)
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Replying to: ldisler (Aug 05, 2009 11:49 am)

Good point, I believe CFC is mentioned in the Mazda press release link posted earlier. cat1 truck, huh? that makes sense
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [coolmazda5] by vg33e power
Aug 05, 2009 (12:59 pm)
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Aug 05, 2009 12:15 pm)

Coolmazda5....
 
So what do you think? Our Mazda5's are not cars but are not really mini-vans. They are not SUV's because they do not classify as that type of vehicle so therefore they do not come standard with privacy glass. Most people call them wagons but they raise contraversy because it has slider doors like a mini-van...which is not, and now the government for the sake of CFC categorizes it a cat1 truck...WTF!
 
So our Mazda5's can be a car, a mini-van, an SUV, a wagon, and now a truck...lovely!!
 
Man, talk about Mazda making a ripple on a calm pond....and I love it!
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [coolmazda5] by tourist1292
Aug 05, 2009 (7:44 pm)
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Replying to: coolmazda5 (Aug 05, 2009 11:21 am)

The problem is that most, if not all, the available Rondo are LX and not the more desired EX trim. 10 out of 11 Rondos at my dealer right now are LX that has no 3rd row seat and moon roof option. In other words, most of the Rondo left are 5 seaters that are not competitive model for Mazda5. Dealers have been receiving mostly Soul and Forte in the last few shipments. On the other hand, the current inventory reflects the outcome of cash for clunkers. Rondo has both 4-cylinder and V6 models, but only the I-4 is eligible due to the 1mpg difference. Whereas Mazda5 only has 4 cylinder models and they are all eligible for the cash voucher.
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Re: July 2009 Sales (US) [tourist1292] by coolmazda5
Aug 06, 2009 (7:22 am)
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Replying to: tourist1292 (Aug 05, 2009 7:44 pm)

So it seems that in this case KIA is being bitten back by offering way too many options for a single model nowadays. That was its strength in past months however.
 
Oh well, I hope the Rondo and the Mazda5 stay in the KIA and Mazda line-ups in the US for the next generation, competition is always healthy (those KIA numbers don't help today though, the Rondo is just ahead of the Borrego and the Amanti in numbers for July 09)

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