MIDRAND, 12 February 2018 - Mazda Southern Africa is pleased to announce that the Mazda CX-5 has been voted the 2017 MSA Car of the year by MSA staff.

A finalist in the 2018 World Car of the Year and MSA's flagship SUV; the Mazda CX-5 accounts for 29% of Mazda sales volume with an average sales volume of 320 units a month. In a very competitive Medium SUV segment, the Mazda CX-5 has a very impressive 11% market share. Furthermore, the Mazda CX-5 was South Africa's 2017 top selling red passenger vehicle according to Lightstone Auto Stats.

With design focused on 'New dimensions of driving pleasure', the CX-5 offers driving pleasure with every aspect refined not only to the drivers but passengers as well. Its coherent human-centered philosophy base takes every element to a class above. The simplicity and honed beauty that comes when you strip away every unnecessary element is an aesthetic that has been handed down from one generation to the next through Japanese traditional crafts and history of manufacturing.

The Mazda CX-5 is designed and built to the highest standard of performance and reliability. This standard is backed up by a 3-year unlimited kilometre service plan. To provide complete peace of mind motoring, a 3-year factory warranty, a 3-year roadside assistance and a 5-year Corrosion Warranty are also included.

The CX-5 has been critically acclaimed around the world, with global sales exceeding over 370,000 units.