Of course one of the big reasons that they were losing money (as were a lot of Japanese manufacturers) was due to exchange differences between the yen and other currencies. That is easing, but glad to see that they didn't use that as a lame excuse and resumed building excellent cars that people wanted to have and drive. They haven't had this much success since the 3 first came out, and before that the original Miata. Ford reducing it's ownership stake has helped Mazda tremendously in letting them chart their own destiny as a separate company. I believe in Mazda.
As a former (and also current) Honda owner, I think Honda needs a dose of the Mazda treatment (Honda is still very successful, but their offerings are in a word, boring and very conservative.) Long Live Mazda!
I just wish I had some money, I'd love to have the new 6 in my driveway, my wife likes the 3, and my daughter will be driving soon, a 2 would suite her nicely ;-) Dream on!