Oct 31 (Reuters) - Australia's ACCC:
* INSTITUTED PROCEEDINGS IN THE FEDERAL COURT AGAINST MAZDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
* ALLEGES MAZDA MADE MISLEADING REPRESENTATIONS IN DEALING WITH CONSUMERS WHO BOUGHT 1 OF 7 NEW MAZDA VEHICLES BETWEEN 2013 AND 2017
* ALLEGES THAT THESE CONSUMERS BEGAN EXPERIENCING FAULTS WITH THEIR VEHICLES WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO OF PURCHASE