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Mazda has not ditched its plan to launch diesel engines in the USA. The company's CEO says that this is still a goal, but has not provided an official timeline of the launch process.
The Japanese brand overhauled its range entirely, and the new models came with all-new SkyActiv engines, transmissions, and chassis. European customers were offered diesels as well, while Americans can only buy Mazda cars with gasoline engines.
The Japanese automaker already explained that it did not launch diesel units in the USA because strict emission standards would have hindered driving performance to an unacceptable extent for them.
On the other hand, in Europe and in other markets, Mazda has a very exciting line of diesel engines, which fully comply with Euro 6 standards without AdBlue injection. They operate using the lowest compression ratio ever employed in a production diesel engine, and this allows them to have an emission control system that does not require AdBlue.
However, Mazda does have to use a larger displacement for its diesel engines that its equivalent competitors. The automaker has motivated this choice in the form of a solution of bringing more torque while keeping the compression ratio as low as 14:1. Most diesels have higher compression ratios, like 16:1 or even more.
Mazda plans to launch the second generation of SkyActiv technologies, SkyActiv 2, by March 2019. That range should include a diesel engine meant for the US market, a place where few automakers have introduced diesel power plants, and Volkswagen's Dieselgate has reduced consumer confidence in compression-ignited units.
Some automakers still sell diesel units in the USA, but these might never reach the popularity they used to have when Volkswagen was selling them.
In an interview with Automotive News, Masamichi Kogai, the CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation, has stated that there is an internal timeline for the launch of a diesel engine in the USA, but it cannot be disclosed yet. Furthermore, the current CEO of Mazda said he still wanted to be at the helm of the company when it was launched, so it is expected to happen in a few years' time.
The Japanese automaker already explained that it did not launch diesel units in the USA because strict emission standards would have hindered driving performance to an unacceptable extent for them.
On the other hand, in Europe and in other markets, Mazda has a very exciting line of diesel engines, which fully comply with Euro 6 standards without AdBlue injection. They operate using the lowest compression ratio ever employed in a production diesel engine, and this allows them to have an emission control system that does not require AdBlue.
However, Mazda does have to use a larger displacement for its diesel engines that its equivalent competitors. The automaker has motivated this choice in the form of a solution of bringing more torque while keeping the compression ratio as low as 14:1. Most diesels have higher compression ratios, like 16:1 or even more.
Mazda plans to launch the second generation of SkyActiv technologies, SkyActiv 2, by March 2019. That range should include a diesel engine meant for the US market, a place where few automakers have introduced diesel power plants, and Volkswagen's Dieselgate has reduced consumer confidence in compression-ignited units.
Some automakers still sell diesel units in the USA, but these might never reach the popularity they used to have when Volkswagen was selling them.
In an interview with Automotive News, Masamichi Kogai, the CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation, has stated that there is an internal timeline for the launch of a diesel engine in the USA, but it cannot be disclosed yet. Furthermore, the current CEO of Mazda said he still wanted to be at the helm of the company when it was launched, so it is expected to happen in a few years' time.
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