The new Mazda 3 has now won two awards in a week. The car has been named as the 2019 Thailand Car of the Year by the Thai Automotive Journalists Association, having also bagged the 2019 Women’s World Car of the Year award last week.
The Mazda 3 finished ahead of six other finalists, the judging panel – comprised of over 60 automotive journalists – picking it over the BMW X3, Honda Accord, MG HS, Subaru Forester, Toyota Camry and Toyota Corolla Altis.
The Thailand COTY, which is run by the Thai Automotive Journalists Association, is now its fifth year. Judges comprise car journalists from various media outlets in Thailand with at least three years of testing experience.
In terms of eligibility, all participating cars had to be all-new models assembled in ASEAN and launched in the Thai market from October 1, 2018 to September 31, 2019. The winner last year was the Toyota CH-R. It’s the second time a Mazda has won Thailand COTY title, the automaker having won in 2016 with the Mazda CX-3.
The new Mazda 3 was launched in Malaysia in July, and is available in three variants (1.5, 2.0 High and 2.0 High Plus) and two body styles (sedan and hatchback) locally.
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Congrats Mazda for this achievement! Mazda design is getting better every year, every line-up Mazda launch is just stunning and amazing. This is why Proton should partner with Mazda to come up with something mind-blowing and win an award. Such an unfortunate that Proton now stuck with China
You can say Proton are game over but Proton is still is a hotseller and have game Mazda over.
Bermaz service not good. Better wait for Sentra
That’s right.
Tomyam award.
Womens car of the year award.
Mazda3.
Waiting for men’s award- which car?
Definitely, the d-freaking-max
Basically the article is saying they won the women award and akua award but they still haven’t won the real men award.
this would’ve been named Malaysia car of the year too, only if the price was between RM120k-130k lah….
To beat those all new cars like camry, corolla and forester which are really good is a huge achievement. But then, Mazda 3 in thailand is locally assembled is it? If so maybe msian mazda 3 shld come frm thailand as well to make it cheaper here.
Thailand don’t give a F on Civic.
Everyone in the world is praising this car. Worth the investment or a test drive the very least.
thailand mazda 3 is ckd…hmmm…