In May, Mazda and Alfa Romeo announced that the Italian automaker plans to launch a new model based on the next-generation MX-5 roadster. Both cars will be produced at the Mazda facilities located in Hiroshima. Also, the parties were informed that the cars will differ in appearance and are also equipped with different engines. It should be noted that the production of the Italian car will begin in two thousand and fifteen, while the new roadster from Japan will be on sale in two thousand and fourteen..