Mazda came up with its own production version of the MX-Crossport concept car which is the Mazda CX-7 midsize SUV. It was launched at the LA Auto Show in January of 2006. It was produced officially on February 20, 2006 in its Ujina 2 factory in Hiroshima. It was later sold in April 2006 being a model for 2007. The Mazda CX-7 is placed below the CX-9 in terms of overall vehicle size. In August 2012, the CX-7 was no longer available which was also the start of the CX-5’s introduction. The end of production of the CX-7 was announced by the Japanese spokesperson for Mazda. There are two reasons behind the end of its production, first is its low number of sales and the second reason is the accomplishment of the CX-5 and its larger counterpart, the CX-9. The CX-5 is considered as the spiritual successor of the CX-7 when it was discontinued in 2012.