Lộ diện mẫu xe thay thế Mazda 6 sắp bị khai tử

Vào đầu năm nay, Mazda 6 – one of Mazda’s iconic sedans – was announced to be officially discontinued in the Japanese market from April. This decision came after similar withdrawals in North America in 2021 and the UK last year.

Customers can still order the remaining inventory of this product before it is completely terminated. In the meantime, Mazda is rumored to be speeding up the process of launching a new product to replace the Mazda 6.

According to Autohome, Mazda has trademarked two new vehicle names in China: EZ-6 and EZ-60. They belong to the sedan and SUV segments, respectively. Among them, the Mazda EZ-6 is expected to replace the Mazda 6 and will be unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show 2024 scheduled for April.

Mazda has registered a new product name, EZ-6, in China.

Chinese media revealed that this could be a vehicle produced by the joint venture between Mazda and Changan, established in 2023. At that time, the joint venture confirmed that it would launch 6 models in 2024, including 2 new sedan models codenamed J90A and J90A-REEV.

Based on the EV (electric vehicle) suffix in the name, analysts predict that Mazda’s new model could be either fully electric or hybrid. It is believed to use Changan’s EPA1 platform, which supports hybrid and electric powertrains, instead of Mazda’s future expandable EV SkyActiv architecture.

The mysterious J90A model that was previously revealed in China in 2023 is believed to be the Mazda EZ-6 set to be launched in China in April.

As for the EZ-60 SUV, it was previously introduced by Changan Mazda with the codename J90K and will be launched in 2025. Similar to the EZ-6 and J90A, the new SUV model will be offered in both conventional and fully electric variants.

Furthermore, Changan Mazda has also revealed plans to introduce two more products in 2026. However, the company has not provided any detailed descriptions and only refers to them as SUV NEV and CAR NEV.

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