Mazda achieves record half-year global sales

Mazda Motor Corporation beat the previous year’s record for global vehicle sales in the first half of fiscal 2018-19, selling a total of 796,000 units around the world. With this performance, Mazda exceeded the record achieved last year by 1.7%. Demand for the company’s crossover models remained strong worldwide and the introduction of several updated… Continue reading Mazda achieves record half-year global sales

Jo Stenuit appointed Mazda Europe Design Director

Mazda Motor Europe announced today that Jo Stenuit (49) will be the brands new European Design Director. Jo succeeds Kevin Rice who left Mazda in August 2018. Jo, a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, has been part of the Mazda design team in Europe for over twenty years and has held… Continue reading Jo Stenuit appointed Mazda Europe Design Director

Mazda Production and Sales Results for September 2018 and forApril through September 2018 (Flash Report)

2018/10/29 Production and Sales Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for September 2018 and for April through September 2018 are summarized below. Note 1): Overseas production figures indicate Mazda-brand units coming off the production line (excluding CKD units). However, non-Mazda-brand passenger vehicles produced at the Mexico plant are included.Note 2): Global production figures are… Continue reading Mazda Production and Sales Results for September 2018 and forApril through September 2018 (Flash Report)

Mazda Publishes Mazda Sustainability Report 2018 and Annual Report 2018

2018/10/19 Company Information HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation published the Mazda Sustainability Report 20181 in Japanese and Annual Report 20182 in English and Japanese on the company’s website. The English version of the Sustainability Report will be published in November. Highlights of the Sustainability Report 2018 Top Message – Akira Marumoto, Mazda’s Representative Director, President and CEO… Continue reading Mazda Publishes Mazda Sustainability Report 2018 and Annual Report 2018

Austria triumphs in Mazda’s European technician contest

Austria’s Thomas Hochleitner, Martin Stoiber and Stefan Bunderla were crowned champions in Mazda’s 2018 technician tournament, the European MazTech Contest, in the Italian capital yesterday. As Mazda’s winning team from the European region, the trio who hail from dealerships in Kammern and Linz, will represent Mazda Motor Europe at the MazTech World Finals in Japan… Continue reading Austria triumphs in Mazda’s European technician contest

Mazda announces new European R&D Vice President

Hajime Seikaku is the new Vice President of Mazda’s European Research & Development Centre effective 1 October 2018. The 53 year old comes to the Oberursel, Germany facility from Mazda’s Vehicle Development Division in Japan. Prior to that, he served in various vehicle and parts development capacities for both Mazda and Ford in Europe and… Continue reading Mazda announces new European R&D Vice President

Mazda Announces G-Vectoring Control Plusto Improve Vehicle Handling

2018/10/11 Products and Technology Available first in the updated Mazda CX-5, for which pre-orders start today HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation has developed G-Vectoring Control Plus, the second new-generation vehicle dynamics control technology in the SKYACTIV-Vehicle Dynamics series.1 GVC Plus will be rolled out to all Mazda models, with the updated Mazda CX-5 – pre-orders for… Continue reading Mazda Announces G-Vectoring Control Plusto Improve Vehicle Handling

MAZDA ROTARY ENGINE TO RETURN AS EV RANGE-EXTENDER

Mazda will launch its first Electric Vehicles (EV) in 2020 as part of its ‘Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030’ long-term technology development programme. Unique technology approach Mazda will initially launch two battery EVs. One powered solely by battery, the other pairing a battery with Mazda’s small, lightweight and exceptionally quiet rotary engine as a range-extender.  The range-extender… Continue reading MAZDA ROTARY ENGINE TO RETURN AS EV RANGE-EXTENDER

Mazda Announces Electrification and Connectivity Strategies for Cars That Invigorate Mind and Body

2018/10/02 Products and Technology Continues taking a human-centered approach to the joy of driving; contributing to the earth, society and people HIROSHIMA, Japan – Mazda Motor Corporation today announced electrification and connectivity strategies that build on the company’s human-centered development philosophy, aiming to further advance the joy of driving, provide both drivers and passengers with… Continue reading Mazda Announces Electrification and Connectivity Strategies for Cars That Invigorate Mind and Body

Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2018 (Flash Report)

2018/09/27 Production and Sales Mazda Motor Corporation’s production and sales results for August 2018 are summarized below. Note 1): Overseas production figures indicate Mazda-brand units coming off the production line (excluding CKD units). However, non-Mazda-brand passenger vehicles produced at the Mexico plant are included.Note 2): Global production figures are the sum of domestic and overseas… Continue reading Mazda Production and Sales Results for August 2018 (Flash Report)