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The BK series Mazda3 was first unveiled at the 60th Frankfurt Motor Show on 10 September 2003, and launched in Japan in October 2003 as the Axela. The model was well received by the automotive press for its performance, handling, styling and interior, with some describing it as feeling like a more expensive sports sedan/saloon despite its value-oriented price. [17]
Mazda had used a number of different marques in the Japan market, including Autozam, Eunos, and Efini, although they have been phased out. In the early 1990s Mazda almost created a luxury marque, Amati, to challenge Acura, Infiniti, and Lexus in North America, but this never happened, leaving the near-luxury Millenia to the Mazda
Mazda3 / Mazda Axela: 2013–2018: BM rides on the new, clean-sheet SkyActiv chassis architecture. JDM Axela still use BM for facelift model. BN Mazda3: 2015–2018: BN is the facelifted version of BM. [6] Not applicable for JDM Axela. BY Mazda Axela Hybrid: 2013–2018: BY is the hybrid version of BM and BN, exclusive to the Japanese market ...
Amati was a proposed luxury brand announced by Mazda in August 1991 [1] as part of Mazda's expansion plan with the launch of the Autozam, Eunos, and ɛ̃fini marques in hopes of becoming Japan's 3rd largest automaker.
Mazda , despite being the little brother among Japanese auto giants Toyota , Honda (HMC), and Nissan , had a great year. The company had a record-breaking 2024 in the US, with sales up nearly 17% ...
Autozam (オートザム, Ōtozamu) was a brand of Japanese automaker Mazda, specializing in small cars and Kei cars, many of which were rebadged Suzuki models. Autozam also briefly acted as importer of Lancia vehicles to Japan. The Autozam dealership channel is still in operation in some Japanese locations, but sell all current Mazda products.
Mazda unveiled the Mazda3 MPS (Mazda Performance Series) at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show in February. The same model is sold in North America as the Mazdaspeed3 and as the Mazdaspeed Axela in Japan. The vehicle is front-wheel drive and powered by a 2.3 litres (2,261 cc) turbocharged inline-four gasoline engine.
The Mazda Axela is known as such only in its original home market of Japan, where English is not an official language. In all English-speaking markets, the car is called the Mazda3. Therefore, the article shall be titled Mazda3. Vehicles badged Lexus worldwide were branded as Toyota in Japan until the mid-2000s (e.g. Lexus IS and Toyota Altezza).