The Mazda CX-9 is a full-size crossover SUV manufactured by Mazda at the Ujina 1 plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.The CX-9 is built on the Ford CD3 platform shared with the Ford Edge, and it uses the same 3.7 L V6 engine used in the Ford lineup. Although outwardly similar, the CX-9 and Mazda CX-7 do not share platforms. Both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive models of the CX-9 are available.Despite being built in Japan, the CX-9 is not sold in Japan's domestic market.