(Yicai Global) Aug. 4 -- Latest sales data released by Mazda China shows sales last month up 7.1 percent per year to reach 23,028 units for the highest recorded single-month sales.

Moreover, cumulative sales from January to July increased 14.1 annual percentage points, with a total of 158,568 cars sold, which is a new sales record for Mazda in China for the first seven months in many years.

"Mazda sales in China have reached another high record, and we are satisfied with the performance. Further, we are every delighted that, by virtue of the newly upgraded Mazda3 Axela and the popular Mazda CX-4, Mazda reached its highest record in July for monthly sales. The market competition in the second half year will be fiercer, and the market environment will surely be more severe. We will launch more new products to further strengthen brand power, product power and the sales ability of Mazda, and make sustained efforts to improve sales volume," said Watabe Nobuhiko chairman of Mazda Motor (China) Co.