Mazda 3 2023.
A little more premium: the American Mazda 3 has lost its base engine and got more expensive.
The North American division of Mazda has introduced sedans and hatchbacks Mazda 3 of the next, 2023 model year.
There are no cosmetic innovations, but the engine range has been shaken up and prices have risen.
The fourth-generation Mazda 3 debuted in 2018 as a global model, the U.S. market is one of its key markets, although it is the fourth generation of the «three» Americans are not very fond of.
Peak sales of Mazda 3 in the U.S. came in 2012, when, according to the resource CarSalesBase, the model has sold a circulation of 123,361 units.
Sales of modern «three» last year amounted to 37 653 units, and in the first half of 2022 — 14 855 units, which is 31% less than in January-June 2021.
For comparison we shall say that the leader in the segment of compact cars on the American market now is Toyota Corolla: for the first half of the year it has sold 116 832 units, the second place is occupied by Honda Civic (70 335 units), and the third — Kia Forte (51 806 units).