LA Auto Show: 2011 Mazda2 Follows Ford Fiesta to US

[Kilometer Magazine]

"Look Pa, I'm just like you." Ford's once-major stake in Mazda may have fizzled down to nothing with the economic turbulence of the past year, but the hits the two made together are still carrying on today. One of those co-developments, like the Mazda3/Euro Focus/Volvo S40 platform, was the subcompact design that underpins the Mazda2 and the Ford Fiesta. While Ford has been hard at work spreading the gospel of its cute little hatchback here in the US over the past year, Mazda decided to simply ride those coattails and quietly announce some time back that their Mazda2 had been approved for US sale. Today, the US version debuted in Los Angeles just down the hall from Ford's party. . .

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[leaftye]

I think I may like the looks of this better than the Fiesta.