Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corporation reported a 5.7% year-on-year increase in global passenger vehicle sales to 101,074 units in May 2026, following a 9% decline to 95,596units in the same month last year, with domestic sales falling by 9.5% to 8,965 units, while overseas sales rose by 7.5% to 92,109 units. The CX-5 was the company’s best-selling model globally in May, with sales rising by over 2% to 25,998 units, or almost 26% of total sales, followed by the CX-30 with 17,160 units (+4%), and the CX-50 with 15,731 units (+74%).
In the first five months of the year, the company’s global vehicle sales declined by 7.1% to 495,740units from 533,402 units in the same period last year, with domestic sales falling by just over 10% to 62,770 units, while overseas sales were down by 6.6% to 432,970 units.
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Sales in the US fell by almost 7% to 164,672 units year-to-date, and sales in China dropped by over 11% to 24,196 units, while deliveries in Europe increased by 12% to 75,443 units. Sales in other markets combined dropped by over 12% to 168,659 units.
Mazda’s global vehicle production rose by 3% to 491,647 units in the first five months of the year, with output in Japan rising by over 10% to 317,230 units, while overseas production fell by 8% to 174,417 units.
Exports from Japan rose by almost 11% year-on-year to 261,410 units in the five-month period, with shipments to North America rising by 10.4% to 135,952 units, while exports to Europe surged by 24% to 53,584 units. Shipments to Oceania fell by 15% to 19,352 units, while exports to other markets combined rose by over 12% to 52,522 units.
