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Mazda recently released its medium-term plan. In it, Mazda will have eight models in the Chinese auto market by 2008, and projects to lift its annual sales to 300,000 cars in 2010 from 126,000 last year. This means the Japanese automaker will have an annual increase of 30 percent.

It is confirmed that the Mazda 2 will enter into large-scale production at Changan Ford Mazada¡¯s Nanjing plant this year. Mazda 2 is 3.88 meters in length, 1.69 meters in width, and 1.5 meters in height, with a wheelbase of 2.5 meters.

There are three alternative engines for the Mazda 2: 1.3-liter 55 kW, 1.3-liter 63 kW, and 1.5-liter 76 kW. The made-in-China Mazda 2 will be priced at 100,000 yuan (US$13,120), competing with the Polo and Fit.

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The full text is available in the June Issue of AutoChina.