They are being axed due to poor demand for them. In the US and globally, SUVs have become popular. In the case of the CX-3, it is being overshadowed by the better-looking, more powerful, and slightly larger CX-30 SUV.
Last year, the CX-30 outsold the CX-3 4 to 1 despite being priced higher.
As for the Mazda6, the similarly priced CX-5 outsold it 9 to 1 last year.
However, it doesn't mean the Mazda6 will be gone forever Stateside.
According to some sources, the Mazda6 is taking a break - at least for one year - and is being redrafted as a more premium car that is aiming to compete with the Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series. That would mean having an inline 6-cylinder engine as well as rear-wheel drive to provide a similar but alternative driving performance as the Germans.
The exit of the CX-3 could pave the way for the CX-30 to be renamed as CX-3 to streamline Mazda's naming nomenclature.
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