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Wed 12 Dec 20026 good reasons for happy days in MazdaIt's changed times indeed for Mazda, the company's European president tells for Andrew Hamilton.Stephen Odell has to be happy the way things are going for Mazda these days. The president of Mazda Motor Europe, who was in Dublin for less than 24 hours last week, says the 6 is getting a huge response, like just being 20 points short of winning the European Car of the Year award 2003 and being elected Semperit Irish Car of the Year 2003.