Mazda Oct. US Sales Up 6%

(RTTNews) - Mazda Motor Corp. (MZDAF, MZDAY) said Friday that its North American Operations reported October U.S. sales of 19,738 vehicles, an increase of 6 percent versus last year.

Year-to-date sales through October are up 5.3 percent versus last year, with 240,229 vehicles sold, the company said.

Mazda said that the October sales results are the best for the month since 2007.

Mazda6 posted a significant gain of 104.6 percent year-over-year with 3,100 vehicles sold. Mazda CX-5 continues to gain popularity among consumers as 5,833 vehicles were sold in October, accounting for a 54.4 percent increase from a year ago.

Also, Mazda Motor de Mexico reported October sales of 2,602 vehicles, down 6 percent versus October of last year.