Going back to the year 2003, one would be interested to know that this was the year that the Mazda Motor Corporation introduced to the public the Mazda 3. Production and sales for this vehicle seem to be going well enough for up until the present; the Mazda 3 is still being produced. There are no rumors yet as to when production would stop. Going back to its history, the Mazda 3 actually took the spot left vacant by the Mazda Familia, the Mazda 323, and the Mazda Protg.

The Mazda 3 is produced and manufactured as a compact car. It has been made available in two body styles which comprise of the hatchback that holds five doors and the sedan that has been built with four doors. The source of power for this vehicle comes from a couple of engine choices. Interested parties and patrons could simply choose as per which engine would be able to suit their needs and preferences. The engine choices are the 1.4 liter MZR I4 engine, the 1.5 liter MZR I4 engine, the 1.6 liter MZR I4 engine, the 2.0 liter MZR I4 engine, the 2.3 liter MZR I4 engine, and the 1.6 liter MZ-CD I4 engine. Since the Mazda brand is now under the bigger umbrella of the Ford Motor Company, the style, design, and manufacturing of the Mazda 3 makes the vehicle itself a relative of the Mazda Mazda 5, the Ford Focus, and the Volvo S40. Competition for this vehicle comprise of the Scion tC, the Chevrolet Cobalt, the Toyota Corolla, the Honda Civic, the Volkswagen Golf, the Nissan Sentra, and the Ford Focus.

For people who would be traveling to Japan and who would be looking for a Mazda 3 in that area, you would have to look for the Mazda Axela because it is the name used in that region for the same car Mazda 3. Around the globe, this vehicle has been very well received and patronized so much so that up until present its production is still continuous. In fact, going back to 2004, this vehicle claimed the third best selling car in Canada.