Official: Mazda Set To Release Upcoming RWD SUVs Starting In 2022

Mazda Motor Corporation today announced plans to expand its SUV lineup starting from 2022. The new models will include the Mazda CX-50 to be produced in their new U.S. plant, as well as models in their Large Product group, which utilizes their new rear-wheel drive (RWD) architecture. The SUVs underpinning this \new platform will be called the Mazda CX-60, Mazda CX-70, Mazda CX-80, and Mazda CX-90, all of which are slated for introduction over the next two years between 2022 and 2023.

Making full use of development and production technological assets, such as Skyactiv technology, bundled planning, and flexible production, which have been accumulated over time based on the company’s Building Block strategy, Mazda will be able to expand its SUV lineup efficiently and with low investment, ensuring stable business growth over the medium to long-term.

The Mazda CX-50 is a crossover SUV that will be added as a new core model to the lineup and be introduced in the U.S. market, where a strong SUV presence, as well as off-road performance, are in high demand. This model belongs to the Small Product group, which means it will utilize the same platform as the Mazda 3 and Mazda CX-30. The production of the CX-50 will begin in January 2022 at the new Mazda-Toyota joint-venture factory, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. (MTMUS), built in Huntsville, Alabama.

Having a wide price range coming in above that of the CX-50 or currently available CX-5, models from the Large Products group, the CX-60, CX-70, CX-80, and CX-90, will offer two body types with two seating arrangements: two rows and three rows.

Markets with narrower roads and smaller parking lots such as Europe and Japan will welcome the introduction of the two-row CX-60 and the three-row seat CX-80. Meanwhile, the CX-70 and CX-90 will hit the road in North America and other markets where larger models with a big presence are preferred. Both models feature the wide-body type, with the CX-70 having two rows of seats and the CX-90 having three. These models will expand Mazda’s mid-size crossover SUV lineup.

Product group	Models	Major markets to receive the models
Large Product group	Mazda CX-60 (Two rows)	Europe, Japan, etc.
	Mazda CX-70 (Wide body, two rows)	North America, etc.
	Mazda CX-80 (Three rows)	Europe, Japan, etc.
	Mazda CX-90 (Wide body, three rows)	North America, etc.
Small Product group	Mazda CX-50	USA

The Large Product group models will offer a variety of choices of electrified powertrains to respond to each country’s electrification roadmap. The European market, where electrification is already in full swing, will primarily see the introduction of plug-in hybrid models with inline-4 gasoline engines combined with a motor drive. The inline-6 new generation Skyactiv-X gasoline engine and Skyactiv-D diesel engine will also be introduced in combination with a 48V mild hybrid system.

In North America where high-power performance is valued, Mazda will introduce both turbocharged inline-6 gasoline engine models and plug-in hybrid models to meet customer requirements and respond to environmental regulations. Due to the enduring popularity of diesel engines in Japan, a straight-six Skyactiv-D diesel model with a 48V mild-hybrid system and plug-in hybrid models will be introduced to the Japanese lineup.

Mazda will also carry out sales promotion activities for Mazda’s first mass-production EV, the MX-30, and introduce models which incorporate multiple electrification technologies that use a rotary engine as a generator from the first half of 2022. In addition, Mazda will introduce a product line that uses an EV-dedicated platform from around 2025. Through the introduction of these models, Mazda plans to complete the electrification of all the models it produces by 2030.

In the meantime, the Mazda CX-5, which has retained constant popularity since its launch in 2012, will see its design evolve and its model lineup enhanced through continuous product improvement.