Mazda not ready for India yet?

srishiva · 7th December 2010, 11:14

I had a Miata. It was a wonderful car. Ford has nothing to do with Mazda's destiny now.

georgev · 7th December 2010, 21:10

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Originally Posted by georgev

Today's Mazda is just Ford in a new bottle right ? can we we call them Japanese ?

i stand corrected, heard that Mazda 3 and Focus share a lot of stuff

vineethvazhayil · 8th December 2010, 00:59

Mazda and Ford have worked on co developing a lot of cars. In fact they are looking at a joint investment in opening a new plant in Mexico to cater to USA and other Markets in North/South America. Ford however is in the process of divesting from Mazda.
When I was car hunting first in the US, Mazda was definitely in my consideration. The Mazdaspeed 3, which I drove was one of the most phenomenal cars I have driven recently! But yeah some of the design elements are very wannabe. Mazda differentiates itself from other Japanese cars by being more driver oriented and I think it is true to a great extent. Even in the boring midsize segment in the US, the Mazda 6 is a stand out performer.

PS: Checkout the Shinari concept from Mazda! Nice futuristic designs.

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vineethvazhayil Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,514 Thanked: 459 Times View My Garage	Re: Mazda not ready for India yet? Mazda and Ford have worked on co developing a lot of cars. In fact they are looking at a joint investment in opening a new plant in Mexico to cater to USA and other Markets in North/South America. Ford however is in the process of divesting from Mazda. When I was car hunting first in the US, Mazda was definitely in my consideration. The Mazdaspeed 3, which I drove was one of the most phenomenal cars I have driven recently! But yeah some of the design elements are very wannabe. Mazda differentiates itself from other Japanese cars by being more driver oriented and I think it is true to a great extent. Even in the boring midsize segment in the US, the Mazda 6 is a stand out performer. PS: Checkout the Shinari concept from Mazda! Nice futuristic designs.
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