On October 28, 2026, MTM rolled its one millionth vehicle off the line. They were expectedly cagey about which vehicle was 1,000,000 and which was 1,000,001, stating they were “neck and neck” off the line.

In this bonus episode of the Car Stuff Podcast, Jill sits down with Mazda North American President and CEO Tom Donnelly.

Though the CX-30 is little changed for 2026 (and less changed for 2027), there is a lineup swap. Mazda has added the new 2.5 S Aire Edition to the middle of the lineup, and has replaced the 2.5 Turbo Carbon Edition with the 2.5 Turbo Air towards the top of the lineup. We’ll be talking more about the Turbo Aire in a moment.

Jill and Tom welcome Mazda Crashworthiness Program Manager Christina Smith to the podcast. Christina discusses Mazda's safety philosophy, and the systems currently in place in the maker's products.

It’s impossible to see the kind of volume pickup makers enjoy, and not assume that everyone, everywhere, is buying pickups, but that’s not actually the case. That said, some States of the Union are FAR more pickup committed than others. What you really need is two charts to fully appreciate where these trucks are going.