http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...4425455&EDATE=

Short version: RX-8 sales down 31.4 for August, 36.4 for the year.

Disclaimer for angry people: I have no comment as to how this affects the future of the RX-8.

 

LOL love the disclaimer part. I just hope the dont release the Kabura in 07 and cxl the 8 this soon. It would suck.

 

One of those numbers for August was me so I did my part!

 

Those numbers refect two things

- gas price concerns
- new MX-5 taking sales

and should prove to them that they need to Mazdaspeed the RX-8 - right now - don't wait and MazdaSpeeding doesn't mean simply a new color, beige seats, and a slightly tweaked suspension - we want more juice!

 

know what those numbers mean to me?

it means you can probably pick up a B-series pickup truck for pennies and change

 

and damn toyota sells a lot of cars, 900k+ YTD for 2006 already!!

 

and Honda already broke 1 million mark!

 

i can't wait to see the August 2007 numbers after another year of no upgrades... maybe 300 cars a month if lucky?

 

Here in OZ apparently they are selling only 20 RX8 a month so i hate to see what 2007 numbers will be

Michael

 

I'm just glad to see the overall sales for Mazda being up from SPLY (same period last year) YTD.

Tim

 

Production...world wide is around 1300 to 1400 units (RX-8) a month...

I think the 8 has done very well since there has been virtually NO upgrades since its release.

I recall the MX-5/Miata sales had a similar outcome in sales..

Sales of Large SUV and V8's have declined 20-30%, in fact anything that consumes lots of petrol, sorry GAS.

 

What is the expected sales figure of the new CX-7, is it doing well?
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so far we're still ahead of S2000 in YTD sale

 

It looks like we need RP's Super Charger to breath life into the 8

 

Here comes the "Collectors Car"

 

Down down down and will continue to do so as the car is not being updated in any significant manner. I doubt Mazda is throwing any sizeable money to update the RX-8. It's all going to the crossovers and cars--where the big profits seem to be. I hope they do a good job on the Mazda 6. It really needs to go from a auto journalist darling and modest success to a homerun like the Mazda 3.

As other's have said, the upside is that we won't see too many of our cars on the road unlike the 350Z.

 

Well the cheapest S2000 is $34K MSRP! If they lowered the price to $26K like the cheapeast RX-8, I bet sales would be quite a bit higher.

The 350Z sold almost 2000 units for Aug 2006. http://www.nissannews.com/corporate/...01104343.shtml

 

3 The recall.

 

The 8 is not a bread and butter car so unless they make a major change they are not going to seriously advertise it like they do the 3 and 6 and the new CX7. If you don't market you don't sell.

Even if Mazda did a MS8 is would be an even more niche/halo car (I'm all for it) but it wouldn't seriously add to Mazda's bottom-line. Itwould need to be almost bullet-proof to make a big press splash and sell the Mazda name. The 8 gets good reviews in most car mags but I don't know if it has helped or hurt Mazdas image overall.

I'm surprised Mazda hasn't put out a large sized sedan yet. It seems to be the only segment that they don't have a car in. I'd skip the truck market alltogether if I were them.

 

oh but the 'image' rx8 gives mazda is a definite; despite all its quirks, the rx8 and the rotary engine gives identity to mazda in the sea of me-too car companies. mazda's rotary cars have never been made solely for profitability purposes; they are made to keep the 'soul' of the company alive.

damn that sounds like a corporate line lol

oh and the bigger sedan is coming; the next-gen Mazda6 will be bigger in every dimension, along with a bigger V6.

 

Nothing would make me happier than for the RX8 to be canx'd, and for most existing RX8 being driven conservatively to break and get junked.

When strangers ask about the RX8, I emphasize the low gas mileage, the high maintenance, the oil consumption, and the high price of high octane. If they are ricers I stress the low torque, the low performance gain available unless much money is expended, and the fact that for $31.1K you can get a much faster and easier modding vehicle to begin with.

 

Troll.....

 

I don't mind reading the sales numbers. It is interesting data.

It the schadenfreude* that others have that gets me.

-Mr. Wigggles

*If you have to look up the word, then I am probably talking to you.

 

The low amount of advertising they do for the car can be added in.

They focus on all the other cars except the 8 from what I have seen.

Didn't even have an 8 at our state fair but had the 6, 3, CX7 and Tribute...


Wonder why so many people ask what kind of car mine is sad, sad, sad.

Yet so many already know what the new Camero looks like and it isn't even out.

 

lol, I dont think he's trolling. He wants his car to stay a rarety