Mazda allegedly has decided to actually make a new, non-mx5 sports car. https://www.motor1.com/features/767451/mazda-rx9-rotary-sports-car-horsepower-price-details/

They are however a lower-volume brand that tends to not follow through on their many stunning concepts, so this is a longer term market to bet on when we actually get to see a new sports coupe from Mazda.