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Posted on April 13, 2009
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A while back we informed you that Mazda had no intentions of bringing a hybrid to the U.S. market, surprisingly, that info has not changed. Instead of hybrids, Mazda announced that they will bring a diesel to the U.S. market. What is Mazda thinking?
Mazda’s senior vice president of research and development Robert Davis has this to say of hybrids, “When you’re talking about 100,000 units in the U.S., it’s difficult to bring that technology over and make it business viable.”
Ford Motor Company has a small stake in Mazda, and Mazda would be able to borrow technology from Ford to make a hybrid vehicle. Instead Mazda opts for diesel which sells in extremely low numbers in the U.S.
Would be diesel buyers still remember the racket, clouds of smoke, and stench of diesels made in the U.S. two decades ago and are unlikely to forget it anytime soon.
Mazda’s plans are quite shocking as most other automakers have put diesel plans for the U.S. market on hold to focus instead of hybrids and electric vehicles.
Automakers who have cancelled plans for diesels in the past year include Kia, Hyundai, Honda, Acura, Nissan, Toyota, and in light trucks GM and Ford.
Only time will tell if Mazda is indeed making the right move.
SOURCE: All Cars Electric
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"Would be diesel buyers still remember the racket, clouds of smoke, and stench of diesels made in the U.S. two decades ago and are unlikely to forget it anytime soon."
I have seen that same line copied from one writer to the next at least fifty time in automobile and news sites.
It is wrong. Very few diesel cars were sold by American companies in the eighties. It is unlikely that most of us remember those diesels, however since you writers copy each other so much we all know it though your writings. Stick to writing about the vehicle at hand.
Modern diesel engines are smooth and quiet with no belching of smoke and emit less Carbon Dioxide than gas engines. Diesel engines are thirty percent more efficient than gas engines. Diesel engines also last much longer than gas engines.
We American's can have horrible riding, unwieldy hybrids with batteries that will pollute our groundwater with their heavy metals. or we can drive our diesel vehicles on the highway and use start stop technology in our diesel's in town.
Europe chose diesel long ago. Our vast distances are perfect for diesel vehicles