Introduction: In 2001, Mazda introduced a facelifted version of its upmarket version Xedos 9, or Millenia on the U.S. market, and tried again to get more customers. But it failed.

Introduction: At the beginning of the '90s, Mazda tried to launch a premium brand to compete against Infiniti, Acura, and Lexus. The first model which should enter the competition was the Xedos 9/Millenia.