Disagree on your comment about Mazda not having a technological ace. All their Skyactiv engines use incredibly high compression, 14:1, to achieve impressive thermal efficiency from a combustion engine. And that’s not all, their vehicle platforms are fairly light, contributing to their great handling, compared to the…

If you want Mazda to survive, this should be wonderful news to you. If you hate them for this decision, you basically hate them for not committing business suicide.

Sounds like you’ve never had a mother in law.