Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the production of the 100,000th Mazda RX-8 at its Ujina No.1 final assembly line in Hiroshima, Japan. This milestone was achieved 18 months after production began in April 2003.

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“Mazda always has been brave enough to follow the road less travelled, and we broke the mould by producing a four-door, four-seat sports car,” said Robert T. Davis, senior vice president, marketing and product development for Mazda North American Operations. “Reaching such a major production milestone so early in the vehicle’s production cycle proves that if you build, it they will come.”


Reaching 100,000 units in 18 months compares favourably with Mazda’s two-seat MX-5 Miata. Mazda says that the MX-5 Miata has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s best-selling convertible sports car of all time, taking 17 months to reach the 100,000 production milestone.

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