Mazda Indonesia Speaks Up About CX-8 Which Stops Production At The End Of 2023

Mazda CX-8. (Doc. Mazda Motor Corporation)

JAKARTA - As previously reported by VOI, Mazda announced that he would stop production from CX-8 at the end of December 2023. This is done in order to open a path for the CX-80 model to be launched next year.

This decision shows Mazda's serious steps in dealing with the electric car market. Currently, the CX-8 circulating is not yet available in the electrification variant, both hybrid and EV. Please note, this model is currently being marketed in Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia.

Responding to this, Pramita Sari, as Marketing & Communication General Manager of PT Eurokars Motor Indonesia (EMI), said that her party had not received any directions regarding the continuation of this model in the country.

"There is no further direction for this matter for the Indonesian market," Pramita said when contacted by VOI, Wednesday, November 1.

Thus, PT EMI as a distributor from Mazda Indonesia still provides units and opens an ordering period for CX-8. This model has become a mainstay product for the factory based in Hiroshima, Japan since its presence in 2019 in Indonesia.

"Currently we are still receiving Vehicle Ordering Letters (SPK) from customers for CX-8," said Pramita.

In Indonesia, this car is only available in one variant, namely Elite. Equipped with a Skyactiv-G 2.5-4-cylinder engine with a DOHC of 2,488 cc, it produces up to 190 ps of power at 6,000 rpm and 252 Nm of torque at 4,000 Nm.

The machine is in collaboration with the automatic transmission of six accelerations that are channeled to front wheels. The medium-sized SUV is priced at IDR 798.8 million On The Road Jakarta.

Mazda CX-8 itself was introduced in 2017 as a longer version of the CX-5 with three-line seating arrangement. The model shares the same platform as the smaller CX-5 and the larger CX-9. The vehicle is available in 6 to 7 seating configurations, depending on its market.