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Mazda applies its design flair to China with EZ-6 electric sedan

Green Car Reports

An electrified successor to the Mazda 6 mid-size sedan goes on sale in China later this year, but prospects for the U.S. Unveiled at the 2024 Beijing auto show, the Mazda EZ-6 combines the Japanese automaker's signature design flair with powertrain tech from Changan Automobile, Mazda's Chinese partner. are unclear.

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New Mazda EZ-6 Electric Sedan Confirmed For Europe

Electric Cars Report

The all-new Mazda EZ-6 electric sedan will go on sale in China and Europe this year, Japanese automaker announced on Tuesday. First unveiled as a concept few months ago at Auto China 2024, the Mazda EZ-6 would be officially launched in the fall of 2024 as a rival to the BMW i4 and Tesla Model 3.

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Mazda unveils CX-60 crossover in Europe; e-Skyactiv PHEV, 48V MHEVs

Green Car Congress

Mazda Motor Europe unveiled its new crossover SUV, the CX-60. The CX-60 is the first of Mazda’s Large Product group models, and offers (European specification model) e-Skyactiv PHEV, Mazda’s first plug-in hybrid system featuring a 2.5-liter liter e-Skyactiv X gasoline engine, both featuring Mazda’s 48V mild hybrid system.

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Mazda expanding SUV lineup from 2022 on; electrification of all models by 2030; rotary engine as generator

Green Car Congress

In Hiroshima, Mazda Motor Corporation announced plans to expand its SUV lineup globally starting from 2022. The Mazda CX-50 is a crossover SUV that will be added as a new core model to the lineup and be introduced in the US market, where a strong SUV presence as well as off-road performance are in high demand. Mazda CX-60 (Two rows).

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Mazda MX-30 EV cut from US lineup, rotary version too

Green Car Reports

Mazda on Friday afternoon revealed that its MX-30 lineup will not be returning for U.S. sales after the 2023 model year. For longtime Mazda fans, that piece of news also means that Mazda’s Wankel rotary engine won’t be coming back to America anytime soon.

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Mazda boosts EV target to 40% by 2030, plans new hybrid system

Green Car Reports

Mazda is now aiming to make EVs account for as much as 40% of its global sales by 2030, and plans to introduce a new hybrid system before then, according to an update of the automaker's medium-term business plan. "We

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Used Car of the Day: 1994 Mazda B2300

The Truth About Cars

Today we bring you a fun relic of 1990s corporate synergy -- this 1994 Mazda B2300 pickup truck. For sale somewhere around Rockford, Illinois for $5,000, this bad boy has a five-speed manual transmission, six-foot bed, and regular cab. It's apparently been maintained well, too.

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