While Mazda is rolling out a range of new, more premium SUVs, some of its longest-running nameplates are getting on in years...
and there are no replacements in sight. When asked how much life left in the current Mazda 2 , Mazda 6 and CX-3 , Mazda Australia national marketing director Alastair Doak told CarExpert: “lots”. “They will continue in our lineup for the foreseeable future, certainly Mazda 2 and CX-3,” he continued.
But Mr Doak was less equivocal about the future of the Mazda 6 beyond next year, saying: “Mazda 6 will be around into next year as well. “As long as [the Mazda 6 is] available, we’ll take it. And it’ll be with us into next year, absolutely.
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While the Mazda 2, Mazda 6 and CX-3 have all received multiple updates since their launches, they’ve all blown past the typical lifecycle for vehicles in their respective segments. The current Mazda 6 launched here in 2012, with the Mazda 2 following in 2014 and the CX-3 in 2015. Not only that, but Mazda has axed the CX-3 in North America and Europe, while the Mazda 6 now exists in a handful of markets across Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as well as Australia.
The Mazda 6 was even axed in the Japanese market earlier this year . Our models are still sourced from Japan, however, despite assembly also taking place in Vietnam to serve that market. It�.