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When They Electrified Christmas

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advertised "Winking Fairy Lights for Christmas Trees" in Hardware Dealers' Magazine. In 1916, GE introduced tungsten filaments and gave the new design the Mazda trademark. The GE lights were still out of reach for the average consumer, but prices quickly dropped as competitors entered the market. of Chicago.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Establishing dealer network. Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. This company is not stupid." ( NY Times Magazine ) 2/16/07 In an interview with BusinessWeek on Feb. 1,000 pre-orders for small production runs in 2009 and 2010starting 4th quarter 2009.

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