## Mazda 6e — Japanese Carmakers Fight Back in Australia At its launch into the Australian market eight months ago, the Mazda 6e received 2,000 pre-orders. It has delivered 693 of those cars in the last four months. I have long been an admirer of Mazda’s design, so we went to the local dealership to check it out. We were not disappointed. The Mazda 6e won the 2026 World Car of Year design award. In the back of my mind, I thought, perhaps this car might herald a resurgence of Japanese car sales in Australia. Mazda produces just over 1 million cars per year, so it is not in the same league as…