USA RECALL - Mazda expands it's recall notice over the Takata air-bags to now cover over 370,000 units

Mazda Safety Recall 9015L expands the affected vehicle population for Takata passenger air bag inflator to all 2003-2008 MY Mazda6 and all 2006-2007 MY Mazdaspeed6 vehicles nationwide. In addition, this recall also includes the following models:

• All Mazda6 and RX-8 vehicles not repaired under recalls 6913D and 7714
• Mazda6 VINs not repaired under recall 8114L

Approximately 374,500 vehicles are affected in Safety Recall 9015L.

There have been no reports of accidents on the vehicles subject to this recall.

Below is a summary of Mazda models with a passenger- and/or driver-side front Takata air bag inflator currently being recalled.

Total Number of Driver’s frontal air bag inflator - 442,266

Total Number of Passenger’s frontal air bag inflator - 416,475

2003-2008 MY Mazda6

2006-2007 MY Mazdaspeed6

2004-2008 MY RX-8 (All Driver-side / Certain Passenger-side)

2004 MY MPV (Certain Vins only. Click here to see if your vehicle is included)

2004-2006 MY B-Series

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through more than 700 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City.

JANUARY USA SALES - MAZDA - Mazda continues to grow significantly with a 7.7% jump on 2014.

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported January U.S. sales of 20,271 vehicles, representing an increase of 7.7 percent versus last year.

"Coming off our best sales year in 20 years, Mazda vehicles sales have continued the positive momentum into 2015," said Ron Stettner, vice president of sales, MNAO. "Mazda3, Mazda6 and CX-5 all performed very well in January and our dealers' success is the product of focusing on fundamentals and building Mazda's brand value with our customers."

Key January sales notes:

• Mazda CX-5 saw its best January ever with 5,949 vehicles sold and an increase of 19.0 percent YOY. This is the twelfth consecutive month of YOY increases for CX-5 sales.
• Mazda6 recorded its best January since 2012 with 3,766 vehicles sold, an increase of 18.7 percent YOY.
• Mazda3 performed very well in January 2015 with 7,896 vehicles sold, an increase of 26.7 percent year-over-year (YOY).
• SKYACTIV^® TECHNOLOGYproves to be the key between performance and fuel efficiency as customers demand a no-compromise solution. In January 2015, 86.8 percent of Mazdas sold were equipped with SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY.
• Mazda reported Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) January sales of 3,437 vehicles, up 18.0 percent YOY.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported January sales of 4,046 vehicles, up 41.0 percent versus last year, making it the best January in MMdM history and the 24^th consecutive month of YOY growth.

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through more than 700 dealers.  Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City.

		Month-To-Date							Year-To-Date
		January		January		%		% MTD	January		January		%		% YTD
		2015		2014		Change		DSR	2015		2014		Change		DSR
Mazda2		112		907		(87.7)%		(88.1)%	112		907		(87.7)%		(88.1)%
Mazda3		7,896		6,234		26.7%		21.8%	7,896		6,234		26.7%		21.8%
Mazda5		941		1,800		(47.7)%		(49.7)%	941		1,800		(47.7)%		(49.7)%
Mazda6		3,766		3,172		18.7%		14.2%	3,766		3,172		18.7%		14.2%
MX-5 Miata		338		212		59.4%		53.3%	338		212		59.4%		53.3%
RX-8				-		N/A		N/A	-		-		N/A		N/A
CX-5		5,949		4,998		19.0%		14.4%	5,949		4,998		19.0%		14.4%
CX-7		-		-		N/A		N/A	-		-		N/A		N/A
CX-9		1,269		1,490		(14.8)%		(18.1)%	1,269		1,490		(14.8)%		(18.1)%
Tribute		-		-		N/A		N/A	-		-		N/A		N/A
Total Vehicles
CARS		13,053		12,325		5.9%		1.8%	13,053		12,325		5.9%		1.8%
TRUCKS		7,218		6,488		11.3%		7.0%	7,218		6,488		11.3%		7.0%
TOTAL		20,271		18,813		7.7%		3.6%	20,271		18,813		7.7%		3.6%
MEMO:
IMPORT CAR		13,052		12,326		5.9%			13,052		12,326		5.9%
IMPORT TRUCK		7,218		6,488		11.3%			7,218		6,488		11.3%
IMPORT TOTAL		20,270		18,814		7.7%			20,270		18,814		7.7%
DOMESTIC CAR		1		(1)		(200.0)%			1		(1)		(200.0)%
DOMESTIC TRUCK		-		-		N/A			-		-		N/A
DOMESTIC TOTALS		1		(1)		(200.0)%			1		(1)		(200.0)%
Selling Days		26		25					26		25
Mazda6-Gas (14+MY)		3,765		3,173					3765		3173
Mazda6-SDN (Pre 14MY)		1		-1					1		-1