900,000th Mazda MX-5 to Set New Guinness World Record
- MX-5 reaffirms its position as the world's favorite lightweight,
open-top, two-seat sports car -
HIROSHIMA, Japan -- Total production of Mazda Motor Corporation's
MX-5 sports car (known as the Mazda Roadster in Japan) reached 900,000 units
on February 4, 2011. This significant milestone was achieved 21 years and
10 months after mass production of the first-generation MX-5 commenced
in April 1989. The MX-5 was initially certified by Guinness World Records
as the world's "Best selling two-seat sports car" when production reached
531,890 units in May 2000. Guinness updated the record when production passed
700,000 and, later, 800,000 units. Currently, Mazda is reapplying to Guinness
World Records to have the record updated to 900,000 units.
