Miata Mailing List: July 1994, Message #29
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   From: Al Staats 
Subject: Re: RX-7 in trouble
   Date: Sat, 2 Jul 1994 18:21:43 -0400

Eric mentions recent automotive newsmagazines concerning the future of
Mazda models. In a recent private conversation with a Mazda North America
executive, he told me that most of that automotive press report was
accurate, except that the 929 will probably survive in one model only, no
variations on the theme. Also quite startling news that the Navajo is
being dropped, not because Mazda wants to, but because Ford will stop
making the 2 door Explorer at the end of the 1994 model year. According to
my source, Ford has the option of giving Mazda the 4 door Explorer
beginning in 1995, but as of last week had not yet decided to do so. The
new sports car continues to be rumored to be the Miata coupe; maybe that
in the absence of the Rx-7, a rotary Miata? I wouldn't bet on the demise
of the Rx-7, while sales have been low, Mazda has gained much corporate
benefit from this latest rotary rocket.