Tag: Mazda

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)

Dealers see high demand for used diesel cars

Demand for diesel cars in the used car market remain high as consumers seek out value cars offering high MPG. Diesel cars were the fastest selling used cars across the UK in September in sharp contrast to plummeting demand in the new car market because of fears over emissions, health, the environment and future taxation.… Continue reading Dealers see high demand for used diesel cars

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

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