Mazda confirms CX-70 will be dropped from US lineup for 2027, with two-row CX-90 stepping in – but the five-seat SUV remains on sale in Australia

US confirmation: CX-70 out, two-row CX-90 in

Mazda has confirmed the CX-70 will not continue in the United States for the 2027 model year, ending the five-seat SUV's short US run roughly two years after it first went on sale there. In a statement reported by CarExpert and republished by PerthNow and 7NEWS, Mazda USA said the CX-70 will be replaced in the US by five-seat versions of the CX-90, which was previously offered there only with three rows in seven- and eight-seat configurations. ¹²³

"By bringing the Mazda CX-90 and Mazda CX-70 together into a single, more flexible offering, we're simplifying the lineup and giving customers more intuitive choices based on how they shop today," the Mazda USA statement said, as quoted by CarExpert. Canadian outlet driving.ca, quoted via the Mazda247 forum, reports only two of the nine US CX-90 trims will offer the two-row configuration: the 3.3 Turbo Premium Sport and the 3.3 Turbo S Premium Sport, while the three-row CX-90 continues alongside them. ¹⁴

Mazda Australia has told CarExpert the Japanese-built CX-70 will remain in local showrooms with no plans to remove it from the current range. The model will also continue in Canada for the 2027 model year, one of the few other markets in which it is offered; driving.ca reported Mazda Canada had been contacted for confirmation and was yet to respond. ¹²⁴

One platform, two names, near-identical bodies

Despite their names suggesting different size classes, the CX-70 and CX-90 are essentially the same SUV. As paultan.org notes, both share exterior dimensions of 5121 mm in length, 1971 mm in width and 1745 mm in height, on a 3119 mm wheelbase; the difference was seating, with the CX-70 in two rows and the CX-90 previously in three. CarExpert adds that the pair share not only the Large Architecture platform and 3.3-litre six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines but also the body, with only minor external trim differences. ¹³

The CX-70 and CX-90 are the wider members of a four-model Large Architecture family: the narrower two-row CX-60 and three-row CX-80 were developed primarily for Japan and Europe, while the CX-70 and CX-90 were developed for North America. Australia is the only market offering all four SUVs, and the CX-70 itself is sold only in Australia and North America, per CarExpert. ¹

Timeline context from paultan.org: the CX-90 debuted in February 2023 and went on sale for the 2024 US model year, while the CX-70 was revealed in January 2024 with US deliveries commencing for the 2025 model year. In Australia, CarExpert notes the CX-70 was launched in 2024. ¹³

Why Mazda consolidated in the US: weak CX-70 demand

Sales figures explain the decision. Paultan.org reports the CX-90 significantly outsold the CX-70 in the US in 2025, and the gap persisted into 2026, with 34,999 CX-90s sold from January to September against just 9686 CX-70s. CarExpert separately reports US tariffs on imported vehicles weighed on both nameplates, with first-half 2026 CX-70 sales down 29 per cent to 5974 deliveries and CX-90 sales down 24 per cent to 21,271. ¹³

Mazda's own financial commentary framed the challenge. "That situation is not acceptable to us, and we need to grow our Large Platform business," Mazda North American chief financial officer Jeffrey Guyton said last month while announcing company financial results, per an Automotive News report cited by CarExpert. He added that the company was developing a number of product enhancements to expand awareness and appeal of large-platform vehicles in the US. ¹

Australian sales far short of targets

The CX-70 has also fallen well short of expectations in Australia. In late 2024, Mazda Australia said it expected to sell 60 CX-70s per month (alongside 650 CX-80s, 550 CX-60s and 100 CX-90s), per CarExpert. Instead, only 16 CX-70s were sold in September 2026, compared with 260 CX-60s, 123 CX-80s and 36 CX-90s, making it the slowest-selling vehicle in Mazda's local lineup for the month, while the new-generation CX-5 was the brand's best-seller on 1435 sales. ¹

Annual figures show the shortfall predates the US announcement. CarExpert reports Mazda Australia projected in November 2024 to sell 720 CX-70s a year, yet delivered just 379 in 2025, with every Large Architecture model missing its target. From January to July 2026 the CX-70 was down 30.4 per cent year on year, the steepest decline in the quartet. ⁶

Local pricing moves, PHEV plans on hold, updates pending

In July 2026, Mazda Australia cut CX-70 prices by up to $8051 and aligned the pricing of petrol and diesel variants, part of broader price adjustments across the Large Architecture family, CarExpert reports. The CX-70 now starts at $73,020 before on-road costs for the D50e GT turbo-diesel, with the flagship Azami SP – offered with a choice of petrol or turbo-diesel power – at $84,333 before on-road costs. The local CX-90 lineup starts lower at $66,100 plus on-road costs, owing to its less-well-equipped base Touring grade, and tops out with the Azami SP and Azami Takumi at $88,987 before on-road costs. ¹

The US-specification plug-in hybrid powertrains offered in the CX-70 and CX-90 have not been introduced locally. Mazda Australia told CarExpert in late 2025 it had paused work on bringing the PHEV variants to Australia following the end of the federal government's fringe benefits tax exemption for PHEVs. Separately, a GoAuto interview with Mazda Australia president Vinesh Bhindi, summarised on a Japanese-language blog, indicates Mazda Corporation may further rationalise PHEV pricing for upgraded CX-60, CX-80 and CX-90 models set to land in Australia next year – with the CX-70 notably not mentioned among them, though that is the publication's listing rather than a confirmed local withdrawal. ¹⁵

Product updates are also in train. Alongside the US lineup change, Mazda USA announced revisions to the CX-90's rear suspension to improve passenger comfort, with paultan.org reporting updated rear suspension bushings and a revised rear suspension crossmember for 2027, plus four new paint colours. CarExpert notes the CX-60 and CX-80 have been confirmed to receive retuned suspension for 2027, at least in Europe, but Mazda Australia has not confirmed when such changes will filter through to the local lineup. ¹³

The wider Large Product Group picture

The quartet's struggles are global. CarExpert, citing Japan's Chugoku Shimbun, reports Mazda had targeted 200,000 global sales across the four Large Architecture models in fiscal year 2025 but achieved only 150,637 units. Mazda president Masahiro Moro said, in translated remarks reported by Chugoku Shimbun: "We will be working on the exterior, interior, and powertrain, and will be upgrading them on a scale never seen before," pledging to cultivate the models into what people will call Mazda's flagship. ⁶

European and Japanese sales have also lagged, with Best Selling Cars Blog figures cited by CarExpert showing European CX-60 sales down 23.6 per cent year to date to 9985 units and CX-80 sales down 17.6 per cent to 4251, while Japanese outlet Carview reported the CX-80 averaging about 950 monthly sales against a 1400-unit launch target. Broader context: Mazda Australia's overall 2026 sales were down 16.2 per cent year on year, at 58,865 units to the end of September versus 70,242 a year earlier, per CarExpert. Mazda has previously confirmed Skyactiv-Z compression-ignition engine technology is slated for its Large Architecture SUVs between 2028 and 2030. ¹⁶