Mazda Motor Corp.’s Demio compact car won Japan’s 2008 RJC Car of the Year award, topping six other nominees, including Honda Motor Co.’s Fit compact and Toyota Motor Corp.’s Mark X Zio minivan.
The redesigned Demio, equipped with a 1.3- or 1.5-liter engine, went on sale in July. Hiroshima-based Mazda plans to start selling the model under the name Mazda2 in Europe and China later this fiscal year.
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