• Fans of World's Best-Selling Roadster Have One Last Opportunity to Sign the Milestone MX-5 Before It Heads Overseas

'We have been fortunate to have the one-millionth MX-5 on our shores since August, giving enthusiasts from the U.S. and around the world the opportunity to be a part of both Mazda history and a milestone for the automotive industry,' said Robert Davis, senior VP, U.S. Operations, MNAO. 'This MX-5 shows just how far we've come—from a little company with big ideas to a torchbearer for defying convention and keeping the thrill of driving alive for everyone.'

Following MX-5 being awarded as the only vehicle ever named World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year concurrently, excitement further swelled when Mazda Motor Corporation announced that the one-millionth MX-5 had been produced on April 22, 2016. That car traveled throughout Japan and Europe during the spring and summer and reached the U.S. in August, where it embarked on the 'Millionth Miata Celebration Tour.'

Its first North American stop was in Monterey, California, at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. It was then shipped to the East Coast, starting in Boston, and headed to the Midwest and through the South and through the Gulf region to end its U.S. tour at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for Miatas at Mazda Raceway.

Following Miatas at Mazda Raceway, the MX-5 traveled to Mazda Canada's headquarters in Richmond Hill, Ontario, where it gathered another 350 signatures from owners, enthusiasts and employees.

For its last hurrah in the U.S., the one-millionth MX-5—a 1.5-liter, right-hand-drive, Japanese-spec model—will be placed in the Ride & Drive area outside the Los Angeles Convention Center, where those who register to test-drive Mazda vehicles on public days will have the opportunity to sign the car. Signing will take place during normal auto show hours until all signature spots are filled but the 1,920 spots allocated for its final tour stops in Australia and New Zealand.

Following its visit to New Zealand next February, the one-millionth MX-5 will stay on permanent exhibit in the Mazda Museum in Hiroshima, Japan.

Photo credit: Mazda
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