This week, Auto123.com features the following road tests the 2010 Mazda3, freshly launched at the Los Angeles Auto show and previewed for you on the California highway. The 2009 BMW 7 Series, the newly-unveiled, fifth generation of which inherits advanced technological innovations that will make life easier for the driver. The 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara JX, a compact SUV now available with a fuel-efficient, 4-cylinder engine and feel free to check out our video filmed during our road test of the 2009 Hyundai Sonata, a mid-size sedan that proves that pricing does not always reflect the quality of a product.
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When the Grand Vitara was redesigned for the 2006 model year, the 4-cylinder Vitara bit the dust. Suzuki's compact SUV was left with only one engine which was shared with the old XL7. For a few years, it was sufficient. Now, as SUV owners are downsizing, 4-cylinder trucks are the new trend. Toyota's RAV4, Ford's Escape and Mazda's Tribute have all received engine upgrades for 2009, so Suzuki didn't have much choice but to follow suit. And the Grand Vitara actually gets two new engines for 2009, a four and a more-powerful six.
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Following the buzz generated by the 2010 Mazda 3 sedan, the youthful Japanese automaker has just announced that the next-generation of the popular five-door hatchback model will be launched worldwide at the Bologna Motor Show. The 2010 3 sedan was unveiled publicly at the Los Angeles Auto Show earlier this month.
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When the Grand Vitara was redesigned for the 2006 model year, the 4-cylinder Vitara bit the dust. Suzuki's compact SUV was left with only one engine which was shared with the old XL7. For a few years, it was sufficient. Now, as SUV owners are downsizing, 4-cylinder trucks are the new trend. Toyota's RAV4, Ford's Escape and Mazda's Tribute have all received engine upgrades for 2009, so Suzuki didn't have much choice but to follow suit. And the Grand Vitara actually gets two new engines for 2009, a four and a more-powerful six.
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Following the buzz generated by the 2010 Mazda 3 sedan, the youthful Japanese automaker has just announced that the next-generation of the popular five-door hatchback model will be launched worldwide at the Bologna Motor Show. The 2010 3 sedan was unveiled publicly at the Los Angeles Auto Show earlier this month.
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Since Honda decided a few years back that their mid-size Accord in North America should be different (read: bigger) than the one sold in the rest of the world, its rivals don't have much choice but to follow the same path.
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Certain phenomenons in life are fascinating. The Mazda3, for example, is unique in its genre. More than 5 years after its official launch, not only is this little car still successful, but its sales figures are progressing, to the detriment of rivals such as the Honda Civic.
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Mazda's futuristic idea of an electric race car, called the Kaan, won the design challenge this week at the Los Angeles auto show, besting teams from eight other automakers.
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The design entry from Mazda R&D of North America has been chosen as the winner of the Los Angeles Auto Show's 2008 Design Challenge. This year's theme, Motor Sports 2025, asked nine of Southern California's automotive design studios to form their vision of the future by depicting a motor sports vehicle that predicts how auto racing will change by the year 2025
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This week, Auto123.com features the following road tests: The Honda Fit, the little Japanese car that features a convertible trunk more spacious than the Mazda5's. The Toyota Camry Hybrid, a fuel-efficient ride popular with the quiet crowd. The Volkswagen Tiguan, the new German alternative to the BMW X3... that costs less! And feel free to check out our video on the 2009 Hyundai Sonata road test, a mid-size sedan that proves that the quality of a product is not always reflected in its price.
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Isuzu and Mazda have announced further job and output reductions in Japan.
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The Mazda3 - the company's best-selling vehicle worldwide - has been shown in LA as a fully re-engineered, completely redesigned, second-generation compact sedan.
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Mazda's best-selling vehicle worldwide, the Mazda3, gets a major makeover for 2010--a new engine and transmissions, reshaped sheetmetal and a revised interior, and a few surprises.
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Mazda has revealed the saloon version of its hotly tipped Ford Focus Rival
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Mazda today unveiled the redesigned 2010 Mazda3 sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The compact, Mazda's U.S. best seller, sports a new look and big powertrain changes.
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For Japanese manufacturer Mazda, the Los Angeles Auto Show is a true celebration. Having just taken back the reigns of its destiny by buying back 20% of Ford's shares, the automaker is taking advantage of the California show to launch is most popular model, the Mazda3. And popular is quite an understatement. Worldwide, the Mazda3 represents 30% of the manufacturer's total sales.
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As widely anticipated, Ford has today announced it is to sell a slice of its Mazda stake to help bolster its cash position. Ford retains a significant stake, but its influence within the Mazda boardroom will now be much reduced.
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Ford Motor has raised $540 million after selling the bulk of its 33.4 percent stake in Mazda. Ford's ownership of Mazda stock has been reduced.
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