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Originally Posted by RandomDeception

For a few moments, I wondered if this year will be the first year that the MX-5 outsells the FT86 platform with their newest generation and our car due for a mid-cycle refresh, but then I look at the actual sales statistics. Really, not a snowball's chance in hell.

http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2011/01...s-figures.html
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2012/05...s-figures.html
http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2012/05...s-figures.html

People may continue to say how popular the Miata is, but this is almost only due to their 25-year-long history as their new cars just aren't moving off the lots as fast as they had been in the 1990's.

This is disappointing. The worse the new Miata's sales are, the less likely other companies will enter the lightweight RWD sports car market. There are reports Mazda is mulling over a possible RX-7 replacement, but poor sales of the new Miata will definitely discourage Mazda's bean-counters.

I'm hoping the Miata's sales numbers are due to limited supply.