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JANUARY 18, 2013

Further to the joint announcement of May 23, 2012, Mazda Motor Corporation and Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. Fiat) signed a final agreement which will see Mazda produce an open-top two-seater sports car for Fiat’s Alfa Romeo brand at its Hiroshima, Japan, plant starting from 2015.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Mazda Motor Corporation, ELIIY Power Co., have agreed jointly to develop lithium-ion batteries for use in automobiles. But their application in motor vehicles so far has been limited due to the need for car batteries to withstand the high temperatures of the engine room and the potential impact forces of a collision.

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MAY 23, 2012

Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. and Mazda Motor Corporation have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo marques based on Mazda’s next-generation MX-5 rear-wheel-drive architecture.

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JULY 20, 2023

Lexus is understood to be operating on an electrical SUV with third-row seats and rumor has it the automobile shall be known as a TZ. JLR (previously Jaguar Land Rover) isn’t any stranger to SUVs with beefy engines, and its upcoming might be a hardcore Defender. by means of 2030.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation is independently developing an electric vehicle (EV) with plans to commence leasing in Japan in spring 2012. Mazda is currently advancing its Building Block Strategy, which prioritizes the improvement of base technologies by developing more efficient engines and transmissions and reducing vehicle weight.

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JUNE 17, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation has signed formal agreements and begun preparations to establish a Mazda vehicle production facility in Mexico and a sales company in Brazil, in alliance with Sumitomo Corporation. Mazda will hold 70% of both the production plant and the sales company; Sumitomo will hold 30% of each.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2009

Mazda Demio. Mazda Motor Corporation will provide three Mazda Demios (Mazda2s) for conversion to EVs for a project in collaboration with Itochu Corporation and other companies in conjunction with Tsukuba City to test a low-carbon transport system which uses clean energy. Mazda Motor Corporation: Electric vehicles).

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MARCH 25, 2009

Transparent view of Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid. Mazda Motor Corporation has begun commenced commercial leasing of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid ( earlier post ), a hydrogen hybrid vehicle that offers substantially improved performance due to the addition of a hybrid system. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Ford and its partners are building a new engine plant in China to support future products and growth plans. Ford’s joint venture, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Ltd (CFMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today with the Chongqing Municipal Government to build a new engine plant in Chongqing.

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JUNE 25, 2009

Mazda Motor Corporation has beg un sales of the freshened Mazda Biante range for the Japanese market. direct-injection engine, the top-selling front-wheel drive (FWD) 20S model grade now offers fuel economy of 13.6 Mazda Biante 20S. This returns the engine to idling speed in just 0.35 Click to enlarge.

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MAY 26, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation announced that cumulative production of the Mazda3 (known in Japan as the Mazda Axela) reached three million units on 26 April 2011, seven years and ten months since production of the first-generation model commenced. It is a Japanese-specification five-door hatchback with Mazda’s MZR-2.0L

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JUNE 16, 2011

Ford Motor Company’s passenger car joint venture in China, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA), broke ground for a new engine plant in Chongqing. The US$500-million investment will more than double CFMA’s annual engine production capacity in China to 750,000 units when it comes online in 2013.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation will commence local assembly of the Mazda2 in Vietnam in October 2011. liter gasoline engine will be produced at a newly-constructed assembly plant owned by Vina Mazda Automobile Manufacturing Co., Vina Mazda is Mazda’s exclusive local distributor in Vietnam.

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JUNE 18, 2009

Founded and led by Frank Varasano—formerly with BoozAllenHamilton and an executive with Oracle Corporation—VVC is backed by private sector investors including the Silicon Valley venture capital firm KPCB, T. VVC’s Director of Design is Tom Matano, who led the design of the Mazda Miata. Boone Pickens and James Davison, among others.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Sales for Ford-brand vehicles at Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA), Ford’s passenger vehicle joint venture, are up 6% this year, to 289,870 wholesale vehicles from 274,396 last year. Ford sales in China are up 7% for the first 11 month of this year.

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MAY 12, 2010

Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Ford Motor Company and Changan Automobile Group broke ground today on a new US$350-million transmission plant in Chongqing, at their joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automotive (CFMA), bringing Ford and its partner’s total investment in China to US$3.5 It is also building a US$500-million engine plant in Chongqing.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

liter EcoBoost engine that delivers up to 20% better fuel economy and 15% CO 2 emission reductions—continues to attract Chinese consumers, with sales up 94% for the year. Demand for the Ford Mondeo remained strong last month, with sales up 44% in August having sold 4,594 wholesale units, an increase of 12% for the year.

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APRIL 26, 2024

An electrified successor to the Mazda 6 mid-size sedan goes on sale in China later this year, but prospects for the U.S. Unveiled at the 2024 Beijing auto show, the Mazda EZ-6 combines the Japanese automaker’s signature design flair with powertrain tech from Changan Automobile, Mazda’s Chinese partner.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Ford Figo is designed and engineered to compete in India’s small car segment, which accounts for more than 70% of the new vehicle market. Separately, Ford announced that its joint venture with Changan in China—Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA)—is building a new, manufacturing facility in Chongqing, scheduled for completion in 2012.

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APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Brilliance Jinbei Automobile Co.

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JUNE 23, 2021

The internal combustion engine is a mature technology that’s being superseded by battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Many major automobile manufacturers like GM and Ford are investing billions to electrify their model in the next 10 to 15 years. Let us now read in more detail about lithium miners & battery producers. .

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APRIL 21, 2009

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. No announced plans.

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