First look: Mazda2 given the boot

A SEDAN version of the Mazda2 has surfaced at the Guangzhou Motor Show in China.

The new mini-sedan will be produced by Changan Ford Mazda Automobile joint venture at its Nanjing plant.

It will go on sale in the first half of 2008, to be sold through the Changan Mazda Motor Sales Company network.

At this stage it is not yet clear whether the vehicle will be produced and or sold outside China.

Mazda has supplied few details of the Chinese model, but has released images revealing the design is well integrated, rather than an afterthought.