page_title: Mazda6
section_title: Third generation (GJ1; 2012–2016) (GL; 2016–)
hierarchical_section_title: Mazda6 / Third generation (GJ1; 2012–2016) (GL; 2016–)
caption_attribution_description: English: 2014 Mazda6 SE-L Diesel Estate 2.2 Rear Taken in Warwick
context_page_description: The Mazda 6 or Mazda6 is a mid-size car produced by Mazda since 2002, replacing the long-produced Capella/626 in 2002. The car was popular among consumers, selling faster than all previous Mazda models.
  The Mazda6 was marketed as the first example of the company's "Stylish, Insightful and Spirited" design philosophy, followed by the Mazda2 in December 2002, the RX-8 in August 2003, the Mazda3 in January 2004, the Mazda5 in the summer of 2005, the MX-5 in October 2005, and the CX-7 in November 2006. The 2003 Mazda6 is essentially the sixth-generation Mazda 626, as the Mazda6 continues on the G platform, progressing from the GF-platform 626/Capella to the GG-platform Mazda6.
context_section_description: The third generation Mazda6 sedan was unveiled during Moscow International Automobile Salon on 29 August 2012, and the station wagon version followed during the 2012 Paris Motor Show in the following month. In this generation, there are only 4-door sedan and 5-door station wagon versions available.
  The wagon is no longer offered in the North American market due to low demand for wagon models. Mazda is not alone in pulling their wagon variants from the North American market, as Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz have removed at least some or all of their wagon models from their North American lineup — the currently-sold (2016) VW Golf Sportwagen is an exception to the drought of import station wagon availability in North America.
  Its design has been extremely well-received, and was a finalist in the "2013 World Design of the Year".
  In July 2019, the "Atenza" nameplate was dropped in the Japanese market as part of Mazda's new global naming structure.
caption: Mazda 6 station wagon (Europe; pre-facelift)
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