Mazda has confirmed the CX-70 will not continue into the 2027 model year in the United States, where it will be replaced by five-seat versions of the larger CX-90. Mazda Australia, meanwhile, says the Japanese-built CX-70 will stay in local showrooms with no plans to remove it from the current range.
The CX-70 is offered only in Australia and North America, and it will also be available for the 2027 model year in Canada. Mazda USA framed the change as a simplification of its lineup rather than a retreat from the five-seat large SUV segment.
How Mazda is reshuffling its US range
In a statement, Mazda USA said the CX-70 will be replaced in the US by five-seat versions of the CX-90, which until now was sold there only with three rows in seven- and eight-seat configurations. The company described the move as bringing the two models together into a single, more flexible offering to simplify the lineup and give customers more intuitive choices.
The two vehicles are closely related. The CX-70 shares not just its platform and 3.3-litre six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines with the CX-90, but its body as well, with only minor trim differences separating them externally. That overlap explains why folding one into the other is a relatively cheap way for Mazda to cut complexity in the US, where both were developed for the North American market.
Australia keeps the CX-70, for now
Mazda Australia has told CarExpert the CX-70 will remain in local showrooms, with no plans to remove it from its current range. Australia is the only market that gets all four SUVs on Mazda's Large Architecture: the narrower two-row CX-60 and three-row CX-80 developed primarily for Japan and Europe, and the wider two-row CX-70 and three-row CX-90 developed for North America.
What the CX-70 will cost in Australia after the US change has not been announced. Mazda Australia has given no indication of revised pricing, and the sources carry no Australian dollar figures for the model, so buyers have no new local price to work from yet.
The CX-70 has fallen short of sales expectations locally, along with its platform-mates. In late 2024, Mazda Australia said it expected to sell 650 CX-80s per month, alongside 550 CX-60s, 100 CX-90s and 60 CX-70s. Only 16 CX-70s were sold in Australia in September 2026, against 260 CX-60s, 123 CX-80s and 36 CX-90s, making it the slowest-selling vehicle in Mazda's Australian lineup for the month. The new-generation Mazda CX-5 was the brand's best-seller that month with 1435 sales.
That gap between the 60-a-month target and 16 actual sales is the number that matters most for the CX-70's Australian future. Staying on the price list is not the same as thriving on it, and a model selling in double digits monthly is an awkward fit for a brand trying to simplify its range elsewhere.
Suspension changes and the wider lineup
Alongside the US lineup changes, Mazda USA has announced revisions to the CX-90's rear suspension to improve passenger comfort. Suspension tuning has also been a focus for local CX models, with several revisions introduced since 2024. The CX-60 and CX-80 have been confirmed to be getting retuned suspension for 2027, at least in Europe, but Mazda Australia has not confirmed when these changes will filter through to the local lineup.
For Australian buyers, the practical effect of the US decision is limited in the near term: the CX-70 remains on sale, and the CX-90's suspension work is a US announcement whose local timing is unconfirmed. The longer-term question is whether a slow-selling five-seater can justify its place once its North American twin is absorbed into the CX-90.
