Mazda CX-5

The Mazda CX-5 is Mazda's compact crossover SUV, launched in 2012 for the 2013 model year as the replacement for the CX-7. The CX-5 was the first Mazda to use the SkyActiv chassis, engines and transmissions — a comprehensive technology rollout that Mazda used to reposition itself as a more enthusiast-oriented mainstream brand after a difficult late-2000s.

Across two generations (KE first generation 2012-2017, KF second generation 2017-2024) the CX-5 has been Mazda's best-selling vehicle in North America and globally. The CX-5 was the first vehicle to receive the SkyActiv-Vehicle Architecture body-shell technology and SkyActiv-G compression-ratio petrol engines. The CX-50, launched in 2022 as a North-American-specific crossover sized between the CX-5 and the CX-9, replaces the CX-5 in some regions. Production runs at Mazda Hofu in Japan; CX-50 production runs at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing in Huntsville, Alabama.