Booked a Mazda CX-30? Yours will be CKD; you’ll likely get more stuff, but it’ll be cheaper too

If you’re on the waiting list for a 2022 Mazda CX-30, your orders will be automatically converted and you’ll be getting the locally-assembled (CKD) versions, and it’s looking like a better value proposition.

Our sources say work to produce the CX-30 in Kulim is underway, and our stories concerning the model winds back all the way to 2021. Taking into account plant preparations and supply issues, the timeline checks out, and it’s said that deliveries will begin by the first quarter of 2023.

Also read: CKD 2023 Mazda CX-30 is coming soon, 10 to 20% cheaper than CBU

Specs are rumoured to be pretty similar to what’s currently sold (CBU Japan), but with new additions, with a sunroof said to be part of the kit. Courtesy of tax benefits for locally-assembled cars, a circa 10- to 20-percent reduction in prices is also be expected.

Also read: Review: The Mazda CX-30 is a smaller (Yes), better value Mazda 3 but is it for you?

Also, customers who booked for their cars before 30-June 2022 will enjoy SST-exempted prices, provided their cars are delivered by 31-March 2023.

For context, here’s the prices of the currently-sold (CBU) 2022 Mazda CX-30 as below:

Source: Booked a Mazda CX-30? Yours will be CKD; you’ll likely get more stuff, but it’ll be cheaper too