Mazda MAZDA3 News

Over the years, I've had the privilege of test-driving cars that go 0-60 mph in the 3-second range, others that could tow a sequoia and several more whose cost is that of a nice home.

Hyundai Motors has showcased their 2013 Elantra GT at the Chicago Auto Show. This new five door version is packed with power but is also lighter than a number of other vehicles in its class besides having a more spacious interior.

Starting on Friday, the company began reaching out to nearly two million Mazda employees, dealers, customers, owners, enthusiast clubs and others across the U.S. who have said they want to learn more about the company.

Climb inside my head a moment: The scene is a drive in the country in the new Mazda3 with something called "SkyActiv," a suite of fuel-saving technologies with an apparent aversion to the letter "e." The fuel-gauge needle rests just past "Full" when I start and it stays there, heeled over like the mast of a beached sailboat, for 30 minutes, then 40 ... (more)

Feb 3, 2012: Mazda Australia has smashed its previous January best with 8,479 sales last month, providing it with an 11.0 per cent market share, according to official VFACTS figures released today.

Mazda doesn't have a fuel-sipping, 2012 gasoline-electric hybrid or all-electric vehicle.

After a record year of sales in 2011 for most of Orange County's five automakers, 2012 started off with a bang for some and less successfully for others.

The news out of Japan and South Korea was almost universally positive, at least among the higher volume brands, last month.

IRVINE, Calif. &#8212 Mazda North American Operations said Wednesday that its January U.S. sales soared 68.2 percent as demand for most of its cars rose.

Mazda is in the midst of redefining the 2012 Mazda3, giving it a more fuel-efficient powertrain option and a less animated front-end look .

Mazda doesn't have a fuel-sipping, 2012 gasoline-electric hybrid or all-electric vehicle.

Mazda doesn't have a fuel-sipping, 2012 gasoline-electric hybrid or all-electric vehicle.

The new, sixth-generation Jetta was launched as a conquest car. It's a cornerstone, maybe the cornerstone, of Volkswagen's strategy for world automotive domination, that is, to be the biggest car company in the world.

You might think Mazda using a word like "SKYACTIV" to describe its products might mean it has come up with a practical flying car.

Mazda wiped the smile - well, some of it - off the Mazda3's grille for the 2012 model year.

Thailand is one of the major automobile production and export centres in the world, but the developments within the domestic market signal the emergence of smaller brands that are winning market share through appealing products and aggressive marketing drives.

"It'll be here between 15 to 18 months behind the launch of the Skyactiv-G engine in the Mazda 3," Mazda's Jeremy Barnes told Car and Driver .

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From one 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine powered vehicle to another - this week I am behind the wheel of the new 2012 Mazda3 GS-Sky, the first Mazda available in North America with the company's SkyActiv technology.

The Mazda3 has hit a chord with Australian families and there are no signs the love affair is going to wane anytime soon.