In the face of tougher Euro 6d emission standards set to be rolled out in Australia late next year, Mazda Australia has proclaimed it will be “fine”.
“[Euro 6d has] been on the tables for a long time, we’ve been knowing it’s coming for a long time,” Alastair Doak, national marketing manager for Mazda Australia, told CarExpert.
“We obviously have powertrains and all the experience from Europe.”
All Mazda models offered in Europe and the UK have had Euro 6-certified powertrains for many years now. The original Euro 6 emissions standards was first approved there in 2014.
Europe has since passed new Euro 7 regulations which largely mirror existing ones, following pushback from carmakers.
In order to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, some of Mazda’s Euro 6-certified diesel powertrains have a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system.
This injects AdBlue (an aqueous urea fluid) into the exhaust chamber and coverts noxious nitrogen oxides (NOx) into nitrogen, water, and tiny amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2).
It’s unclear if Mazda will introduce SCR systems with AdBlue to its Euro 6d-certified diesel powertrains in Australia.
Mazda in Europe and the UK also has a wider range of vehicles equipped with mild-hybrid powertrains than Australia. These were axed from the local Mazda 3 and CX-30 ranges for 2024.
It’s also unclear if Mazda Australia will reintroduce the e-SkyActiv G and e-SkyActiv X mild-hybrid powertrains in order to comply with tougher emission standards.
On the local front, new versions of cars, including SUVs and light commercial vehicles (LCVs), sold from December 2025 will need to comply with Euro 6d standards, which replace the existing Euro 5 measures.
The standards will then apply to all new vehicles on sale in Australia from 2028.
This coincides with the introduction of the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) which is set to come into effect on January 1, 2025, though penalties won’t come into effect until July 1, 2025.
Mazda has previously committed to sell only hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles in Australia by 2030, with the latter expected to account for 25 per cent of its lineup.
Currently the CX-60 is the only model offered with plug-in hybrid power, while both the CX-60 and CX-90 feature 48V mild-hybrid assistance across their petrol and diesel engines.
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