Mazda banking on 2011 Mazda2 to double its sales in the U.S.

Mazda anticipates that its subcompact sales in the US will double by 2012 to 1 million annually. And to achieve this, Mazda is placing its hopes on its 2011 Mazda2 being a major player in a subcompact surge in the next two years.

Included in this segment are the following models: the Honda Fit, Kia Soul, Mini, Nissan Versa, Scion tC and Toyota Yaris. Mazda predicts that a majority of the sales will come from Generation Y, comprised of about 73 million people from 16 to 32.
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Stevez - 7/7/2010 9:37:03 PM

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This car will sure be a success, with Toyota's recalls, and Honda's horrible designs lately, the Mazda combines a fuel efficient and fun car in one package. If anything like its older sibling the Mazda 3 it will sell! Seeing as how gas prices aren't that low, this car will do well, and it looks good too ;) !
Stevez

WorldofLuxury - 7/7/2010 10:39:10 PM

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Didn't you hear about Mazda's steering problem?

kussimek - 7/8/2010 10:54:13 AM

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The car gets 35 MPGs and its going to start under 14k . Sounds like a good combo to me. That is the only Sub-compact I would ever consider. The Toyota is a piece of crap, Nissans is a joke, Hondas is decent little car but UGLY.

Stevez - 7/8/2010 4:07:26 PM

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Your right...! i didn't hear the gas numbers but 35mpg is pathetic thats what the chevrolet equinox on the HWY gets 32....SO thats really bad..
Stevez

holmstar - 7/8/2010 6:33:16 PM

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My thought is that the crappy mileage is due to the relatively close ratio transmissions that Mazda uses in order to add a bit of zoom zoom. If they had a taller final drive, the mileage would be better.