Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corporation reported a 7.2% year-on-year increase in global passenger vehicle sales to 111,078 units in June 2026, following a 5% decline to 103,547 units in the same month last year. D domestic sales rebounded by 18% to 13,844 units, while overseas sales rose by almost 6% to 97,234 units.

In the first six months of the year, the company’s global vehicle sales fell by almost 5% to 606,850 units from 636,968 units in the same period last year, with domestic sales falling by 6.1% to 76,622 units, while overseas sales were down by 4.5% to 530,228 units.

Sales in the US fell by 4% to 201,839 units year-to-date, and sales in China dropped by almost 10% to 30,522 units, while deliveries in Europe increased by 11% to 92,993 units. Sales in other markets combined dropped by 10% to 204,874 units.

The CX-5 was the company’s best-selling model globally in the first half of 2026, with sales rising by 3.4% to 174,205 units, or almost 29% of total sales, followed by the CX-30 with 100,226 units (-6.4%), and the Mazda 3 with 73,372 units (-7.5%).

Mazda’s global vehicle production rose by 4.8% to 601,444 units in the first six months of the year, with output in Japan rising by over 11% to 388,503 units, while overseas production fell by 5.2% to 212,941 units.

Exports from Japan rose by 12.5% year-on-year to 323,079 units year-to-date, with shipments to North America rising by almost 12% to 166,824 units, while exports to Europe surged by 35% to 67,116 units. Shipments to Oceania fell by 2.7% to 27,248 units, while exports to other markets combined rose by 3.2% to 61,891 units.