Pioneer is ready
With the Mazda MX-30, Mazda took an important step in the field of EVs, but it is now almost over for the model. The MX-30 is only available from stock.
At the end of 2019, we got to know the Mazda MX-30 as Mazda’s first mass-produced fully electric car. An important milestone for the brand, which had a somewhat reserved attitude towards EVs. It was by no means a world-shattering EV in terms of performance. The range was a bit disappointing and you couldn’t really charge quickly. The latter was improved a step in 2022 and thanks to a real rotary engine as a range extender, the driving range eventually improved considerably. Purely electric, however, it remained at 200 km.
The more widely applicable and renewed MX-30 R-EV, with a range of 630 km, has recently been on its own and now the curtain falls completely for the Mazda MX-30. The MX-30 is only available from stock and AutoWeek understands from Mazda Netherlands that production for Europe has already stopped. Mazda hopes to keep the EV driver in its showroom with new EVs, including the recently unveiled Mazda 6e, and especially to appeal to even more people. In any case, the 6e is clearly a more capable EV than the MX-30 on a technical level.
The Mazda MX-30 has certainly not become a sales hit here, with 2,485 units sold to date since 2020. The first year was immediately the best year; then 978 units were sold. That fell back to 549 in 2021 and in 2022 there were even only 184. The arrival of the R-EV provided a small revival in 2023 and 2024; then 375 and 347 respectively went over the proverbial counter.