2014 Mazda6: On sale early 2013

Mazda executives bet the company's future on fuel-efficiency features in the 6. The previous generation of Mazda's midsize sedan struggled in the U.S., leading the automaker to quit building the previous 6 in Flat Rock, Mich., leaving it with no American manufacturing.
"To be accepted as a great car company ¿ particularly a great Japanese car company ¿ you need to build a great midsize sedan," Homan said.

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Mazda executives bet the company's future on fuel-efficiency features in the 6. The previous generation of Mazda's midsize sedan struggled in the U.S., leading the automaker to quit building the previous 6 in Flat Rock, Mich., leaving it with no American manufacturing. "To be accepted as a great car company ¿ particularly a great Japanese car company ¿ you need to build a great midsize sedan," Homan said.

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