Is this Mazda's next electric car for Australia? 2025 Mazda6e has been confirmed for Europe and the UK, but will the local arm finally have an answer to the Tesla Model 3 and BYD Seal?

Mazda’s new electric Mazda6 is going global.

The Mazda EZ-6 was revealed in China in 2024 with sales commencing later in the year, now it has been confirmed it will go on sale in Europe as the Mazda6e.

Sales will commence in the middle of this year in the northern hemisphere.

Mazda Australia has previously been tight-lipped on the vehicle coming here, only stating the car is built in China for the Chinese market.

It has also been confirmed for the UK market in 2026. This strengthens the chances it'll make it Down Under as it is another right-hand-drive market.

Mazda Australia said when quizzed on whether the Mazda6e would come here: "Mazda6e has been developed for the European market. It is under study for overseas markets."

The Mazda6e is built by Mazda’s joint venture with Chinese brand Changan and shares its underpinnings with the Deepal SL03.

Changan also owns the electric car brand Deepal, which has just launched in Australia with its S07 mid-size SUV.

The Mazda6e has the Japanese brand’s easy-on-the-eye styling with an illuminated bottom grille outline and flashy alloy wheels adding some pop.

It is bigger than other mid-size electric sedans such as the BYD Seal and Tesla Model 3, and measures 4921mm long, 1890mm wide and 1491mm tall.

Mazda Europe said it comes with two battery options, an 80kWh unit and a 68.8kWh pack that deliver driving ranges of 552km and 479km respectively.

The electric Mazda6e breaking out of China could also light the way for a production version of the Arata concept, which is a CX-5-sized EV, to make its debut soon.

Mazda will need some electric cars in the next few years to help avoid penalties from the Federal Government's New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), which became law on January 1.

The NVES punishes carmakers $100 for every gram of CO2 emitted over a certain threshold for every vehicle sold. This threshold lowers every year until 2030. Carmakers can offset the penalties with sales of hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric cars.

Electric cars give more credits and will be necessary once the emissions threshold really start to bite in 2027.

Mazda currently has no electric cars on sale in Australia and has no confirmed EVs arriving. 

The CX-60 and CX-80 plug-in hybrids are the brand’s only full hybrid with a spattering of mild hybrid variants spread through other model ranges.

A hybrid CX-5 is mooted for the near future, too.