Tag: Mazda

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

PSA Group will decide in coming months what brand(s) to launch in US

PSA Peugeot Citroën logo French automaker PSA Group, which controls the Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel (Vauxhall) brands, plans to sell cars in the United States no later than 2026. In the coming months, the automaker will make some key decisions surrounding how it plans to return, including what brand(s) will lead the charge.  PSA… Continue reading PSA Group will decide in coming months what brand(s) to launch in US

Snows acquires Perrys’ Portsmouth multi-franchise site

South of England-based Snows has taken over a Perrys site selling Fiat, Mazda and Peugeot in Farlington, Portsmouth. The showrooms now have Snows branding and the company will sell Abarth models for the first time from the Fiat facility. “This is another strategic acquisition for the business, further strengthening our offering to discerning customers in… Continue reading Snows acquires Perrys’ Portsmouth multi-franchise site

SoftBank and Toyota team up to develop services powered by self-driving vehicles

SoftBank is getting into self-driving car services after the Japanese tech giant announced a joint-venture with Toyota in its native Japan. SoftBank is invested in Uber and a range of other ride-hailing startups like Didi in China and Grab in Southeast Asia, but this initiative with Toyota is not related to those deals. Instead, it… Continue reading SoftBank and Toyota team up to develop services powered by self-driving vehicles

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

Toyota, Suzuki and Mitsubishi, the only Japanese manufacturers that increased their production in August

Posted 09/27/2018 11: 37: 21CET TOKYO, 27 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) – Toyota, Suzuki and Mitsubishi closed August as the only Japanese manufacturers that experienced an increase in their global production volumes, unlike Subaru, Mazda, Nissan and Honda. According to data from the different companies, Toyota finished the eighth month of the year with a global… Continue reading Toyota, Suzuki and Mitsubishi, the only Japanese manufacturers that increased their production in August