Mazda2 hatchback to be sold as a Toyota in the US?

"Obruni" (Obruni) 01/28/2019 at 17:50 • Filed to: None

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Car and Driver claims as much, and says that th e new model will appear at the NY Auto Show in April.

So just as the Fiesta dies out, Toyota will swoop in to eat Ford’s lunch.

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Spasoje > Obruni 01/28/2019 at 18:07

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I really do wonder how much of that decision (w/r/t Mazda) came from Ford killing the Fiesta...

E i t h e r w a y , s ounds like a win-win for both Mazda and Toyota, and probably us consumers as well.

LongbowMkII > Obruni 01/28/2019 at 18:11

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It makes sense. I assume that since the Mazda 2 is sold in PR and other us territories it’s federalized

For Sweden > Obruni 01/28/2019 at 18:13

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dogisbadob > Obruni 01/28/2019 at 18:16

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Toyota needs to stop this. They should give us the Yaris Ativ hatchback and either the Vios sedan or the JDM Corolla (which is smaller than the US Corolla). You know, a real Toyota.

Also remember that Mazda still sells the 2 hatch under its own name in Puerto Rico, and this on e you actually can bring to the US with no problem since PR is already the US.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Obruni 01/28/2019 at 18:17

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“Lunch” being that one annoying coworker who comes to the group outing but only orders an iced tea. 

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Obruni 01/28/2019 at 18:17

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Look what you did.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 01/28/2019 at 18:20

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We’ve had the iA since the Scion days and it has always been a re-badged Mazda 2. The new thing is that they might be making a re-badged version of the Mazda hatch.

nermal > For Sweden 01/28/2019 at 18:58

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wafflesnfalafel > Obruni 01/28/2019 at 19:00

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I don’t get it - Mazda doesn’t offer the 2 in the states (presumably because they don’t think they can make money on them ,) but Toyota thinks it can buy them from Mazda, sell them as Toyotas and make money?  

HammerheadFistpunch > Obruni 01/28/2019 at 22:51

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is like Tacoma and ranger all over again.

LongbowMkII > wafflesnfalafel 01/28/2019 at 23:04

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Toyota has a repeat  market for their subcompacts. Mazda never really did.