Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corporation reported a 9.4% decline in global passenger vehicle sales to 92,228 units in April 2026 from101,694 units in the same month last year, with domestic sales falling by 3.6% to 10,289 units, while overseas sales dropped by 10% to 81,939 units. The CX-3 was the company’s best-selling model globally last month, with sales rising by over 11% to 29,063 units, or almost 32% of total sales, followed by the CX-30 with 15,214 units (-11%), and the Mazda 3 with 9,901 units (-23%).

In the first four months of the year, the company’s global vehicle sales declined by almost 10% to 394,650 units from 437,749 units in the same period last year, with domestic sales falling by almost 10.2% to 53,796 units, while overseas sales were down by 9.8% to 340,854 units.

Sales in the US declined by over 15% to 125,605 units in this period, and in China sales dropped by 16% to 18,228 units, while deliveries in Europe increased by 13% to 62,392 units. Sales in other markets combined dropped by over 12% to 134,629 units.

Mazda’s global vehicle production rose by 4% to 403,950 units in the first four months of the year, with output in Japan up by over 11% to 264,095 units, while overseas production fell by 10% to 139,855 units.

Exports from Japan rose by 16% year-on-year to 223,262 units in the four-month period, with shipments to North America rising by 16% to 114,482 units, while exports to Europe surged by over 32% to 48,721 units. Shipments to Oceania fell by almost 4% to 16,734 units, while exports to other global markets rose by 10% to 43,325 units.