And you keep flipping out more than the "analysts" every time someone mentions sales figures... Who knows what the future of the RX-8 and rotary is, but I think it's safe to assume that Ford and Mazda aren't exactly pleased with the sales figures.

 

I'm not the one who's ever flipped out about the figures. Others do. Even you yourself have said that each year would probably be the last year of the car and each year we keep seeing it. Say it often enough and it will come true, for any model as it gets towards the end of it's natural life cycle. I personally find these threads a waste of server space. They are completely pointless.

 

I would like to know who bought the Protege.

 

 

do you often invest so much energy in pointless things?

 

Exactly how does this impact my enjoyment of my car ?????

 

The real question is how did they sell -2 Protege's in September 2005?

 

compare them to Mazda UK and Europe as a whole
uk

http://www.easier.com/view/News/Moto...cle-74663.html

europe
http://www.duemotori.com/news/auto_n...mber_Sales.php

 

Haha zoom is there a one for Canada?
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Canada sort of gets lumped into the whole "North American" thing.

 

Haha, yeah I understand, I was just asking for numbers just for canada alone, dont know if they keep track of it...
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Well sales for the 8 were about the same as last month--10 less than August. Looks like Mazda is doing brisk business in other parts of the world with its cars. That's good.

No surprise the 8 is fading as we have discussed over and over on here.

 

Hopefully by the end of the year i can get them to give me a great offer on the 8

 

Actually around 30% of total production (sales) of the RX-8 goes to North America, the rest of the world has the other 70%.

 

^^Flexed your math muscles to get that answer did you? J/K

 

Yeah, my brain still throbs....

Just to add,, The RX-8's sells in a lot greater numbers world wide than a Evo or Sti (5000 Sti yearly USA). AND I am not trying to make ANY "performance" comparison here between the makes, but these 3 models are the "top of the heap" models for Mits,Sub and Mazda.

The RX-8 world wide so far has at least doubled the sales numbers of the other two manufacturers combined...so I think Mazda and Ford would be quite satisfied with the models performance to date..despite what others think the RX-8 was NEVER intended to be a 'Volume' seller..... the Mazda 3 and 6 are those.

If I can add the Rotary is not a car for the masses, I was concerned about its future recently because of the price of gas, thankfully that's slowly going down...

Long live the Rotary!

 

Even so, I think the rotary may become extinct soon even if the RX line lives on.

 

Not really, the worst that can happen is that mazda pulls the rx-8 from the american market, but why? because of low sales in its 4 year of production? nope, whats going to happen is that mazda is going to keep selling the rx-8 as it is( maye a refresh?) until sales drop below 500 units and then introduce a second generation, mazda is not so stupid to think the rx-8 was going to sell a million units, the most mazda could spect was to equal the FC, and we are allmost there.

Please remember the rx-8 platffor is share with the miata and maybe with a kabura base coupe,it is a hell of a plattform and mazda will keep using it for some time, mazda has made it clear it will continue development of the rotary engine, in fact has shown the direct injection version, FI versions, and hydrogen versions, so the rotary wont go away

in my point of vieu there are two things holding the introduction of new rotary models:

1 low sales
2 the recall

1 why is mazda going to make a mazdaspeed rx-8 if it is not sure they can sale them?

2 im sure mazda is not going to introduce a mazdaspeed or a refresh version while theres and engine failure recall going on, mazda most prove that the issue is resolved before introducin any other rotary product

just my opinion

sorry for the bad writing english is a secondary language to me

 

Don't forget the "voluntary recall issue" is only in the US.
I doubt that would stop the release of a new model...outside the US.

Your English is pretty good RC.

 

it cant. rotary = rx. no rotary =mx .


and if by soon you meant after about 2012 well then your definition of soon is different then mine

 

The RX-8 was absolutely intended to be a voulme seller. They were shooting for WRX and 350Z like sales and initially had sales goals of 30k a year in North America.

Besides, if you really want to compare a Mazda to the STI and Evo sales wise it seems like it should be the MS6.

 

I thought the same Zoom,,,???
Perhaps meaning the "used car" market will live on?

 

its only a US issue, but it affects the image of the car world wide, and remember they where studyng the reasons for itfor over a year.

 

30k a year was for the firts years of production, depends on the definition of volume, for a rotary this gar is good volume, in fact it is one of the most succesfull sales wise, I do think mazda intended for this car to sale more but this does mean its a failure

 

The FB and FC outsold it by a pretty good margin.