即将于7月1日成为马自达新任总裁的Seita Kanai表示,车厂有意考虑推出一款更小的跨界车,该车很可能会被命名为“CX-3”，这款车的可行性非常高。不过Kanai拒绝透露新车具体发布时间，只是表示会在年底前推出。除了CX-3外，车厂还将在未来几个月内推出全新MX-5和CX-9，这几款车都将于明年上半年上市。虽然CX-3属于紧凑车型，但其定位不会低于马自达2，而后者也将衍生出一款MINI Cooper的竞争车型，新车将会被命名为Verisa，其造型更时尚，内外装更高端。预计其概念版车型将在明年日内瓦车展首次亮相，随后马自达将于2016年一季度推出量产版。

 

Mazda considering CX-3 compact crossover, rules out Mazda1

A Mazda official has shed some light about the forthcoming lineup changes.

 

Starting July 1, Seita Kanai will become Mazda’s chairman and in an interview given to Motoring he acknowledged the automaker is analyzing the prospects of introducing a smaller crossover. Likely to be called the "CX-3", such a model is "fully feasible" according to Kanai who refused to mention a launch date but chances are the vehicle will be introduced before the end of this year.

 

Besides the CX-3, in the months to come we should see the all-new MX-5 as well as the CX-9 which are all programmed to go on sale in the first half of 2015, even though previous reports indicated the CX-9 is slated for a 2016 release.

 

Don't expect a smaller model to slot below the upcoming Mazda2 as Kanai believes the company can't make money with such a small car. However, it is believed the aforementioned Mazda2 will spawn a MINI Cooper competitor that will wear the Verisa nameplate and will be more upscale and stylish. A preview concept will reportedly be introduced at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show while the production version will hit the market in Q1 2016.