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Mazda CX-5 SUV to shake things up

• 02 Aug 2011
• By Stuart Martin
• Source: The Advertiser
• In Car News

A shake-up in the already-busy compact SUV market is looming next year and here's why. Not content with dominating the passenger car segment with the Mazda3, the Japanese carmaker's new CX-5... more...

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Mazda3 tops sales list

• 07 Jul 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Herald Sun
• In Car News

Small-car buyers pushed the Mazda3 to the top of Australian motoring in June. Huge demand for the popular compact resulted in it outselling the benchmark Holden Commodore, Australia's favourite... more...

Mazda CX-5 to come from Minagi

• 01 Jul 2011
• By Neil Dowling
• Source: The Sunday Times
• In Car News

Expect the unexpected could become Mazda’s new slogan. Its Minagi concept is one vehicle that wasn’t on the cards and yet is now centre stage at the Melbourne show as the future CX-5... more...

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Mazda CX-9 adds two-wheel drive

• 22 Jun 2011
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

Mazda's CX-9 seven-seat SUV range has been bolstered by the addition of two new front-wheel-drive models. Available in Classic and Luxury grades, the new Mazda front-wheel-drive models... more...

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Recall for 500,000 Mazda3

• 16 Jun 2011
• By Neil Dowling
• Source: The Sunday Times
• In Car News

ALMOST 40,000 of Australia's most popular small car is to be recalled... …as part of a defect affecting 500,000 Mazda cars around the world. Mazda Australia is set to contact 38,944... more...

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Mazda BT-50 world reveal

• 08 Jun 2011
• By Karla Pincott
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

The BT-50 Freestyle will be revealed at the Australian International Motor Show in Melbourne. Australia will be the world stage for the global unveiling of Mazda's suicide-door ute, but it's... more...

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Mazda Shinari concept to shine

• 02 Jun 2011
• By Karla Pincott
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

A concept car that hints at Mazda's sports future will star for the brand at the Melbourne Motor Show in July. While the Shinari - the first concept from Mazda's new 'Kodo' (soul... more...

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Mazda RX-9 under way

• 31 May 2011
• By Peter Lyon
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

A RADICAL 21st-century hybrid rotary hero is coming from Mazda in 2013. Work is well under way on the RX-9 in Japan, though it must wait its turn behind the next MX-5 and Mazda's mainstream... more...

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My 1964 Mazda B1500 ute

• 30 May 2011
• By Bruce McMahon
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

AS a young bloke Tim Holland lusted after hot Toranas, SLRs and such… ….but on an apprentice mechanic's wage these were well out of reach. But after months of walking 8km to and from... more...

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February car sales

• 03 Mar 2011
• By Paul Pottinger
• Source: The Sunday Telegraph
• In Car News

OFFICIALLY it rates second on the sales ladder, but the Mazda3 is overwhelmingly Australia's number one car. In February's sales results released this morning, the small hatch and sedan... more...

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Mazda mini SUV

• 02 Mar 2011
• Source: The Sunday Times
• In Car News

Mazda shows its new SUV in the metal. It's sitting on the runway in its final countdown before showroom launch but Mazda still won't say much about its "baby" SUV, the... more...

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Mazda MX-5 ice race

• 27 Feb 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

IF life in the ice age is going to be this much fun, then I'm all for climate change. I was one of six Australian motoring journalists to compete last week in a promotional Mazda MX-5 race on a... more...

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How Mazda Sky works

• 15 Feb 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

THE magic number for Mazda's new "Skyactiv" engines is 14:1. That's the compression ratio for their frugal petrol and diesel engines.  For a petrol engine, that's... more...

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Mazda Skyactiv not cheap

• 14 Feb 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

THE next generation of Mazdas with more economical "Skyactiv" engines will be cheaper to manufacture ... ... but may not be cheaper to motorists. Mazda Australia boss Doug Dickson... more...

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Special edition MX-5 will reach Australia

• 09 Feb 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

A LIMITED edition MX-5 two-seater with stiffer suspension and cosmetic updates could become a future classic, according to Mazda Australia. Only 200 of the MX-5 Special Edition models are available... more...