Mazda confirms a hybrid CX-5 and electric SUV are on the way

Mazda mightiness beryllium making headways into bringing backmost an electrical conveyance (EV) stateside.

Ever since it discontinued nan MX-30 EV successful nan U.S. past year, nan Japanese automaker has had zero EV offerings for imaginable U.S. customers.

And things didn’t look immoderate brighter past summer, erstwhile Mazda launched nan new EV-6, its first world electrical sedan. U.S. would-be buyers ne'er sewage to stock nan enthusiasm generated by nan EV’s starting value of nether $25,000. Given that nan EV-6 was built successful business pinch China’s Changan Automobile, doubts quickly surfaced astir it ever passing done nan 100% tariffs imposed connected Chinese EVs by nan Biden administration.

Now, however, Mazda has made a bid of announcements that bespeak it’s taking electrification of its vehicles into its ain hands, perchance re-opening nan roadworthy to hybrid and EV offerings successful nan U.S.

The Japanese automaker announced it’s processing its ain hybrid strategy for nan next-generation CX-5 crossover SUV, owed to beryllium launched betwixt 2025 and 2027. The non-electric CX-5 has been Mazda’s best-selling conveyance successful nan U.S.

And by 2027, Mazda says it besides plans to motorboat an electrical SUV from its ain EV platform. Plug-in hybrid variants are besides nether consideration.

The caller electrical SUV is expected to lucifer the Mazda Arata concept, which was shown astatine nan Beijing car show alongside nan EV-6 sedan past summer. Mass accumulation of nan Arata is scheduled for nan extremity of 2025 for a first preamble to nan Chinese market.

On nan roadworthy to electrification, Mazda besides said it has signed deals pinch AESC and Panasonic for nan proviso of batteries done 2030.

And looking beyond to betwixt 2028 and 2030, Mazda is promising a “full-scale launch” of electrical vehicles.