Shanghai (ZXZC)- Japanese automaker Mazda delivered a total of 126,530 vehicles in China for the first five months, maintaining an upward sales momentum with a year-on-year jump of 12.6%. It is noteworthy that the cumulative sales of SKYACTIV technology-equipped models have already exceeded 1 million units in China, according to Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd.

As to its two major sales channels in China, FAW-Mazda Jan-May deliveries reached 51,261 units, edging up 3% from a year earlier. Changan Mazda boasted an impressive year-on-year sales growth of 20.2% with 75,269 vehicles delivered so far this year.

In terms of monthly sales, Mazda delivered 24,495 vehicles in the world’s biggest auto market last month, slightly dropping 2.4% from a year ago. To be specific, FAW-Mazda sales in May edged down 3% year on year to 9,799 units, and Changan Mazda delivered 14,696 units, down by 1.9% over the previous year.

The Japanese automaker Mazda announced in 2017 its global strategy for the technology development dubbed “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030”. As part of this strategy, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019 and all-new body structure. In 2018, Mazda will keep improving its internal-combustion engine technology and developing new energy technologies. Reportedly, the model carrying the SKYACTIV-X engine will be introduced in China next year and some electric vehicle models designed for China’s market will be delivered in this country in 2020.