DMRH

Despite the 03 model introduced onto the international stage in MAY-03. 2003 sales was higher than 2004 sales which lasted a full 12 months.

These are production numbers for domestic & export consumption.

2003 = 60100

2004 = 50813

2005 = 27837

2006 = 23463

2007 = ????? (04687)

In JAN-07, Mazda altered their reporting techniques to hid the actual sales numbers of each production car. Naturally they will try & spin this as a posative but the fact remains that its no longer transparent anymore.

REgards

Rems31

Does 2003 count pre-orders and things of that nature?

RX-Hachi

If it's production numbers vs. sales numbers, I can see why '03 production would exceed '04 production. Although the RX-8 went on sale in April '03 in Japan, production started earlier. By the summer of '04, Mazda had a pretty good read on how well the car was selling and could scale production down as needed.

Icemark

wow considering how short the production run was for 06, I am surprised they sold only 4500 less than 05.

Jethro Tull

iTrader: (6)

The fewer, the better. Just makes the car more unique.

Cody Red

i still wanna know how many LYs

John Corbitt

I belive late 04 was when the plant shut down due to a fire. I belive they came back online in 05.

SmokeyTheBalrog

I really don't understand people saying this.

The fewer sold means less money for R&D for future models. It also tells other company's that its a waste of money to make true sports cars. Better to make cheaper heavy cars with lots of HP to keep the straight-line numbers up.

I want more Rx-8's sold so that when I want to buy another car I can look at a hopefully lighter Rx-8 with more HP to boot.

ASH8

This subject has been done to death..

I am satisfied Mazda Japan have changed their reporting policy as ALL we kept hearing was Gloom And Doom from some members and how unsuccessful the
RX-8 is and that production will end in 2007....well they are all WRONG!

rotary crazy

Complettly agree, It was intresting to see the #, but I got so tired of the people sayng that the car is going to be discontinued, that the car fail, that it sells less than x car, that Im actually glad mazda dit it

Mazurfer

Not sure about the timing of the fire, but I believe that most 05's were built by that time and the 06 was the only model late in arriving. Actually, I just looked it up and it was December of 04. They lost one quarter of production, so that's pushed the 06 back a little as I recall.

mac11

iTrader: (1)

A lot of people on this board from the states seem to only take into account US sales. US sales for the car are not great but are only a fraction of the worldwide sales. 160,000+ units in this small niche market is pretty good considering that there is NO advertising state-side for this car - save the SPEED channel - and all Mazda has had to overcome.

Icemark

well compare that too the 2nd gen RX-7:

1986 model year: 72,760
1987 model year: 38,345
1988 model year: 27,814
1989 model year: 16,249
1990 model year: 9,743
1991 model year: 6,986
1992 model year (only convertibles were available as a '92):2245

So on a car that had 174,142 total vehicle sales, they went ahead and made the 3rd gen RX-7. By all accounts the 2nd gen RX-7 was the most successful rotary powered vehicle in sales in the world (although the FE/'8 will probably surpass that). There was never talk of discontinuing the product (like some of the doom sayers on this board).

And the first gen RX-8 numbers are simular... near the same levels.

Icemark

December 15th, 2004, back online 4 months later. But remember the paint shop was the U2 line, which only made Demio. Because of the sales of the Demio, it shifted the U1 lines production (MX-5, RX-8, MPV, Verisa Bongo and Bongo Brawny vans) aside so that it could keep making the Demio and Verisa.

MP3Guy

I agree here. You would think Mazda wants to keep the car a secret.

rotary crazy

THANK YOU!!!!!

I have being saying for a long time that the rx-8 has being very succesful for mazda, many of mazda VIP have said that time and time againg

mysql101

They paid $8,000,000 to have the RX-8 in X-men II.

rotary crazy

How much for the Brittney spears video?

baseballgenius80

Yeah, $8 million for X-Men due to the damage Wolverine's claws kept doing to the leather interior. He should really be more careful.

mysql101

In that one, they likely made around $27,000 so it evens out.

mac11

iTrader: (1)

A couple years after that movie a friend of mine was stopped, in his 8, by a man that said:

"Thats wolverines car! I didn't know they made those! You mean I can actually buy one of those!?!"

Point being besides that movie that have dropped the ball on the marketing. They should have been whoring out the comercials for that car for a month prior and 6 months after that movie came out. You should have seen the RX-8 zoom-zooming around more than every Chevy comercial combined.

Jethro Tull

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Here's my reasoning, Smokey: I am almost 50 years old, have been waiting 26 years for this car, since I sold my 1st gen. RX7 in 1980. I plan on keeping my BN '07 for as long as I can keep it in good running condition unless a collector makes me an offer I can't refuse some time in the distant future. As an investment, then, obviously the fewer there are as time goes by, the more mine will be worth. Also I enjoy having an unusual car that one just doesn't see every day. In my area, I can go a week without seeing another 8. Lastly, there is a very good chance that this is the last BN sports car that I will ever buy. The performance suits me fine as-is and I realistically have only a relatively short time to enjoy it- my eyesight and reaction times are never going to get better. I live in the present, am enjoying this car now, not looking to a better model down the road at-all. This is the future I was looking to 20 years ago!

So, my logic may only work for me, but that's the way I see it. YMMV.

dbdbdb

I saw a Yellow RX8 on 07.17.07 in central N.J. and nearly got whiplash, because I rarely see any 8's. This doesn't deter me in the least, I'm still getting mine in the next 48 hrs.

But, as stated in an earlier port, it just make those who own one feel that much better, that they has a special type of car that only a special few can appreciate.

I'm waiting for the year when mazda states that they're only making 5,000 special edition GT's for the faithful.

delhi

RX-8 doesn't "seem" to be popular only in North America where large engine and hp is more important than handling. After all just take a look at the popularity of NASCAR over F1 or WRC. In RoW, the RX8 is quite the success.
BTW, I think the RX8 does not belong to Wolverine. He only has that beat up bike. The 8 like all other kewl vehicles actually belong to Cyclops.

DMRH

Follow up time........................

I know Mazda are still hiding production numbers.

However, is there anyone on the "inside" that knows the production numbers for 2007........???

I'm guessing around 20,000 or under but accurate numbers are required.

REgards