He said they have the same platform. And ford owns only 13% of Mazda.From my own experience - I work for a car dealer - Mazda 6 is better quality than Fusion. Mazda 3 just smashed Focus. Mazda CX-7 is waaaay nicer than Ford Edge. And I'm talking about TOP spec versions. Sadly I never had a chance do drive Ford's in Europe and I think they're better build there because they are made in the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Brazil... "Ours" Ford's are from Canada and Mexico and!! They're suppose to be cheap and reliable that's why quality is low. But, that's my opinion.