With all the hype about Mazda's rotary engine, the Japanese automaker is fond of talking about its future, often offering statements that will excite Zoom-Zoom fans everywhere. We all know that it's only a matter of time (and interest) before Mazda launches its rotary-powered sports car, but there's another segment that the automaker is seriously considering re-entering - the pickup truck segment.
In an interview with Car and Driver, Mazda CEO Masahiro Moro said that the company has received requests from its data partners for a small pickup truck. Admittedly, Moro knows Mazda has a problem with that request - it doesn't have a platform for a pickup. It was in 2009 when Mazda last sold a pickup truck in America, and even back then, the B-Series trucks were merely Mazda-badged Ford Ranger pickups. That was over 15 years ago, but Moro is still open to using the same strategy as before.
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