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Filed under: Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Mazda 2011 Mazda6 – Click above for high-res image gallery Milestones and goals are great things to strive for in life. Mazda just reached a pretty impressive one with their mid-size Mazda6 . The two millionth example has just rolled off the assembly line. It took the Japanese automaker eight years and six months to get here

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Congrats, Mazda! Two millionth Mazda6 rolls off the line

Filed under: Budget , Technology , Mazda 2010 Mazda3 – Click above for high-res image gallery Mazda gave us a glimpse of its next-generation Sky-G (gas) and Sky-D (diesel) powertrains at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show , as well as its new Sky-Drive six-speed automatic transmission. These engines are currently running the testing gauntlet, as the first applications are expected to show up as early as next year in the refreshed Mazda6 sedan. Car and Driver was able to snag an early test of a 2.0-liter Sky-G engine, which will reportedly achieve 30 miles per gallon in the city and 39 to 40 mpg on the highway when used in a Mazda3 .

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Prototype Mazda3 with 2.0L Sky-G engine gets 30/40 mpg

Filed under: Car Buying , Government/Legal , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Mazda , Canada The public outcry over an unscrupulous Canadian Mazda dealership that sold a Mazda6 to a woman with a learning disability for over $25,000 Canadian dollars over sticker has been understandably strong. The Mazda6 wasn’t even new and it was rolling on steel wheels for crying out loud. It appears that fact wasn’t lost on Mazda corporate, as The Star reports that the dealer has been given the pink slip. The Star quotes Mazda PR director Greg Young as saying, “We informed the dealer this morning that we were terminating the agreement because he had not adhered to the business standards, under the terms of the sales and service agreement.” The terminated contract means the Orangeville dealer can no longer sell any new Mazda vehicles or parts to customers or make repairs.

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Followup: Mazda terminates Canadian dealer that swindled customer

Filed under: Car Buying , Sedan , Videos , Mazda , Canada Canadian Mazda dealer responds to overpriced car sale – Click above to watch the video after the jump Over the weekend, we brought you the story of Madeline Leonard, a Canadian woman on disability who was pressured into the sale of a 2010 Mazda6 sedan when she came in to have some work done on her 2004 model year vehicle. Not only did she drive off of the lot in a new car she didn’t really want (a demo car with around 3,700 miles, no less), she was ridiculously overcharged. The dealer sold her the car at a $45,846 CAD list price with an eight-year loan at 7.4 percent interest, bringing the grand total of the transaction to $66,000 CAD. Now, the Orangeville, Ontario Mazda dealership has responded, saying that the two employees mainly responsible for this sale have been fired.

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Video: Mazda dealer responds to allegations it bilked customer on meds

Filed under: Car Buying , Budget , Sedan , Mazda , Canada 2010 Mazda6 – Click above for high-res image gallery As Americans, we typically view Canadians as our friendly neighbors to the north. So friendly are they, in fact, that it seems unimaginable that one would do anything as vile as, say, sell a woman with reduced mental capacity a used Mazda at a 60-percent markup over new. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what Madeline Leonard claims happened to her when she visited an Orangeville, Ontario dealership . Leonard brought her 2004 Mazda in to have its tires replaced, and somehow wound up being talked into purchasing a 2010 Mazda6 demo with around 3,700 miles on the odometer

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Canadian woman pays $66K for $41K 2010 Mazda6 demo model, dealer blamed

Filed under: Budget , Sedan , Chevrolet , Ford , GM , Honda , Hyundai , Mazda , Nissan , Suzuki , Toyota Midsize sedans don’t have it easy anymore. In addition to packing tons of features (technology, safety, comfort) into a relatively affordable package, these vehicles have to be relatively good to drive, functional and not too bad on the eyes. We’ve seen all sorts of family sedan comparisons, and now Cars.com dishes up its own eight-car test, featuring the Honda Accord , Toyota Camry , Chevrolet Malibu , Nissan Altima , Ford Fusion , Suzuki Kizashi , Mazda6 and new Hyundai Sonata .

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Cars.com hosts eight-car family sedan shootout with surprising results