Friday, May 22, 2009

Mazda receives Top Honors!









Hyundai, Kia and Mazda garner AutoPacific honors
The three Orange County-based automakers rank in the 13th annual Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA).
By Susan BelknappPublished: May 20, 2009 11:00 AM


Mazda’s CX-9 was named top of its class in the highly competitive Large Crossover SUV segment."We are extremely honored to receive such a remarkable award," says Jim O'Sullivan, president and CEO, Mazda North American Operations. "The CX-9 is a clear class leader and we are proud consumers have recognized the value that this vehicle offers."


"Vehicles that score highest in AutoPacific's Vehicle Satisfaction Awards have hit the mark delivering value and satisfaction with their buyers by performing well in 48 separate categories that measure the ownership experience," says AutoPacific president George Peterson.


The Mazda 5, in the news! Starting as low as $21,500!!




May 20, 2009 - 12:00 AM
New auto rules to transform U.S. fleet
New Obama rules will transform auto fleet

The Associated Press

Some soccer moms will have to give up hulking SUVs. Carpenters will still haul materials around in pickup trucks, but they will cost more. Nearly everybody else will drive smaller cars, and more of those will run on electricity. The higher mileage and emissions standards set by the Obama administration Tuesday, which begin to take effect in 2012 and are to be achieved by 2016, will transform the American car and truck fleet. The rules will bring new cars and trucks sold in the United States to an average of 35.5 miles per gallon, about 10 mpg more than today's standards. Passenger cars will be required to get 39 mpg; light trucks, 30 mpg. That means cars and trucks on American roads will have to become smaller, lighter and more efficient.
Eric Fedewa, vice president of global powertrain forecasting for the auto consulting firm CSM Worldwide in Northville, Mich., said the changes will make pickup trucks so much more expensive that they will be used almost exclusively for work.And instead of a minivan or SUV, more parents will haul their families in much smaller vehicles with three rows of seats – something more like the Mazda 5 small van, he said. The Mazda 5 gets about 28 mpg on the highway.“I think what you'll see is a lot more creativity in interior packaging,” Fedewa said. “You'll get more rows of seats where you traditionally had cargo space.”

Monday, May 4, 2009

It's official! Huntington Beach Mazda is open in a grand way!





With a little help from our friends, the City Council, the Chamber of Commerce, Jim O'Sullivan, friends, neighbors and employees, our new building and Orange County's only Mazda Retail Revolution Showroom is open!
Join us as we celebrate throughout the month of May!
Come on in and enter our contest to win a David Hobrecht surfboard, Angel tickets or a car alarm!