- After the 2012 launch of the new generation of the Mazda 6 and the the launch in 2013 of the Mazda 3 (segment C), the Japanese manufacturer based in Hiroshima will launch in 2014 the new generation of the Mazda 2 (segment B ).

- The new Mazda 2 will have two engines, both designed by Mazda, one 1.5 petrol and one 1.5 diesel. No electric, or hybrid engines have been announced yet. It will use the modular platform of the Mazda 3 and Mazda 6, which according to the manufacturer means it will be a hundred kilos lighter. This platform will also provide a basis for a future segment B SUV, the CX3.

- This model has been on the decline for a few years now as its global sales reached 130 000 units in 2012, 160 000 in 2011, and even 180 000 in 2010. The objectives of Mazda's new B-segment model is 200 000 units per year. Which will rank it among competing Japanese brands, behind the Honda Jazz (390 000 sales), Toyota Yaris (340 000 sales), but before the Nissan Micra (156 000 sales).

- The new Mazda 2 will be manufactured in the Hofu plant in Japan and exported  worldwide. The Hofu plant currently produces the Mazda 3 (273 000 units) and Mazda 6 (149 000 units) by adding the future production of the Mazda 2 (100 000 units) by 2014 the plant will produce over 522 000 units.

- Mazda experienced a 24% growth in Europe in the first half of 2014. In 2013, the manufacturer's sales had already increased by 18%. Recent innovations have boosted its sales and the new Mazda 2 should amplify the phenomenon. In 2013, Mazda sold 106 000 Mazda 2 in the world, of which 44 000 in Japan and 21 000 in Europe, its two main markets.

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