(http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/mazda/3/2012/ns/2012_mazda_3_f34_ns_808112_196.jpg) The Japanese domestic market companion to the Mazda 3, called Axela, has begun production; both models will feature the automaker's new Skyactiv 2.0 direct-injection gasoline engine and six-speed automatic transmission.
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