Back in March, we reported that Mazda would be giving the boot to their awkwardly positioned CX-7 crossover in the U.S. in order to bring the CX-5 to the market.
The CX-7, pitted between the CX-5 and CX-9 in the Mazda lineup, fell short of projected sales throughout its lifetime ringing in only about 2,000 units per month for 2012 in the U.S., and only about 800-1,000 units per year in the UK.
Compared to similar models like the Toyota RAV-4 and Honda CR-V, the slow moving CX-7 simply could not keep up.
Now, Autocar reports that the CX-7 has officially reached the end of its production line.
A senior source for Mazda said, “with the new CX-5 doing so well, and the big CX-9 remaining in relevant markets such as the USA and Russia, it makes sense for CX-7 production to stop.”
By Jeff Perez
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