Mazda Being Limited by Ford?

It is life.
You take people's money, you live with the BS.

Agree!

As of November 2008 Ford reduced their stock in Mazda to 14.9% with provision for further reduction, followed a little later by executive changes reflecting Mazda's more "independent" position. Unlikely that informed staff inside Mazda would not know this!

Agreed with Shempy. The new 3 tries to look way to much like the RX-8 up front. The last gen had a great design, they should have upped it a little instead of giving it this oddly placed bulging shoulders that are then followed by flat lines to the back. It kind of reminds me of those 3 wheelers I see now. You know the motorcycles that have two wheels up front.

Just forget all this nonsense and bring us the MazdaSpeed Miata already, but without that big, smiley front end.

Well at least the Mazda Speed 3 will go fast, as for looks? I don't know people have been buying duck uggly cars for a century and even BMW survived the Bengal Era! How? I don't know, most people have no taste. Look at the furniture inside most houses...ICK!! It is horrifying how people live let alone what cars they buy that are uggly!

It seems like Mazda is fading out just like Mitsubishi and Suzuki. If Mazda could just add style to their list of priorities they may have a chance. Not everyone wants a happy faced car

And what if I said that American and intelligence do not mix how would you feel?

Asian's car companies are great at engineering in durability and making them cheap! Unique or sophisticated design... not so much. European car manufactures have all the style. American cars are still to... American and it seems no one wants that anymore, they seem kind of lost, but there are some signs of hope with especially with the newer companies.

"Asian and style dont mix"
...and you're implying GM offers... what exactly?

Up until last year, before some idiot at Mazda's headquarters gave the go-a-head to the new "Smiley Face" design that everybody hates, I thought Mazda was emerging as a true contender and rival to Toyota and Honda. Mazda had great products like the Mazda 3 and MazdaSpeed 3 & 6, Miata, RX-8, CX-7 turbo, etc. Then all of the sudden, they put the hideous smiley front grill on all their cars and ruined all of the good feelings I had about Mazda emerging on its own. It's just as bad as the Acura's bird beak on all their cars. Who in the world would want to buy these ugly cars? I wouldn't. Would you?

stfu

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I've given up on Ford so the less connection between Mazda and Ford, the better for me. I would love to see a small truck from Mazda with a strong 4-banger diesel.