salamander

Here the are numbers by year....

1st Gen
1978 72,683
1979 71,617
1980 56,317
1981 55,321
1982 59,686
1983 57,864
1984 63,959
1985 33,562


2nd Gen
1985 29,543
1986 72,760
1987 52,204
1988 34,592
1989 37,624
1990 29,411
1991 15,648
1992 245


3rd Gen
1991 975
1992 26,654
1993 6,01
1994 5,962
1995 5,202
1996 4,762
1997 3,556
1998 1,423
1999 4,151

Total 1st Gen 471,009
Total 2nd Gen 272,027
Total 3rd Gen 59,486 (as of the end of 1999)

Grand Total 802,522


Source: Brian Long, RX-7 Mazda's Rotary Engine Sports Car, 2001

salamander

The 1993 number should read 6,801.

ttb

i assume 92/93 numbers translate to 93 model year?

salamander

The 3rd Gen RX7 was first announced on October 16, 1991. It was first displayed at the Tokyo autoshow 9 days later and went on sale in Japan on December 1, 1991.

So... the 1992 numbers would have included some cars that were sold in 1992 and 1993 as 1992 model cars. However, none of these cars were sold in the USA. The 1993 numbers would have been cars sold as 1993 and 1994 model cars because the model year occurs in the middle of the calendar year.

CCarlisi

92 was a hell of a year for the FD! wonder what caused the extreme drop from that year to the next. Thanks for posting the info

salamander

I think the Japanese economy imploded in late 1991. Mazda was probably a little slow to respond and got caught with a glut of RX7's. Production was adjusted to better meet the demand the following year.

cpa7man

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Does anyone know where to find the domestic production numbers by color, equipment group, and m/t vs. auto?


Found it, isn't the forum great !!

http://alecto.bittwiddlers.com/vehic...-numbers.shtml

dazed1

Edit: Didn't mean to post in this thread. Please delete. Didn't realize similar threads show up on the same page if you keep scrolling. Totally meant to reply to a different thread.