The reason the Mazda 3 is the best selling car in the market is that the total package suits more people than other packages do. Simple as that. Its a hell of a good car - the combination of price, options, performance and equipment levels all appeal to more people than a Commodore.
You all just got outvoted by the rest of Australia.
As far as being 'Jap ****', Holden could learn a lot on how to build a quality car if they studied a few jap cars.
I own 2 'Korean shitboxes' and both of my Kia's are far better cars than my Commodore, and I am not embarrassed at all to be seen in them.