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AUGUST 4, 2017

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) signed an agreement to enter a business and capital alliance, with the aim of further strengthening their partnership. As part of the new alliance, Toyota and Mazda have agreed to explore establishing a joint venture plant in the U.S.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Mazda Motor Corporation, in conjunction with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, has developed a new bio-based engineering plastic that can be used for exterior design parts for automobiles. The new plastic will help Mazda to reduce its impact on the environment in a number of ways.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

In Japan, Mazda Motor Corporation hosted the world premiere of the all-new Mazda3. The fully redesigned model will be rolled out to global markets starting from North America in early 2019. The all-new Mazda3 adopts Mazda’s new Skyactiv-Vehicle Architecture, designed to enable people to make the most of their natural sense of balance.

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MARCH 5, 2014

Mazda unveiled the HAZUMI next-generation subcompact at the Geneva Motor Show. Mazda is focusing on four key areas with its new generation models: KODO—Soul of Motion design language; SKYACTIV technology; Mazda Proactive Safety; and a new car connectivity system called Mazda Connect. Source: Mazda. Source: Mazda.

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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 6, 2019

Mazda Motor Corporation staged the world premiere of the second model in its new-generation lineup, the Mazda CX-30 compact crossover SUV, at the Geneva International Motor Show. As a new core model, the CX-30 will be rolled out to global markets, with sales starting from Europe this summer.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2013

At the Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda is showcasing the recently-released Mazda Axela (known as Mazda3 overseas) with a variety of engine types at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, including a CNG concept and hybrid variants. The Axela accounts for more than 30% of global sales; the latest Axela is the third generation. Earlier post.).

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JULY 2, 2013

Mazda Motor Corporation plans to increase SKYACTIV transmission—both SKYACTIV-DRIVE automatic transmissions and SKYACTIV-MT manual transmissions—production capacity at the Nakanoseki district of Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi, Japan. Mazda aims to begin operations in July 2014. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 29, 2019

A look under the hood of Mazda’s future includes a patchwork of “what if” possibilities and a series of juggled timelines. Mazda is in a tough spot right now with regulators and in finding its place across many global markets.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Mazda Motor Corporation will begin testing its advanced safety vehicle, the Mazda Atenza ASV-5, on public roads from September 2013. Hiroshima ITS Research Unit is composed of the University of Tokyo, Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Mazda; Hiroshima Electric Railway Co.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Mazda is a tiny carmaker on a global scale, producing just 1.6 It competes with four companies (GM, Nissan-Renault, Toyota, and VW Group) that each sell around 10 million a year, as well as numerous other smaller makers still larger than Mazda. million vehicles a year.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Mazda Motor Corporation is enhancing production capacity for SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel engines at its Hiroshima Plant. Mazda is strengthening its production system in line with its aim to increase global sales to 1.7 Earlier post.) 2.5L) will be revamped to allow mixed production with SKYACTIV engines.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The new Mazda3 (Axela in Japan) will feature a next-generation car connectivity system, Mazda Connect, when it goes on sale this autumn. The human-centered design aims to minimize visual, cognitive and manual distraction, Mazda said. The simple cockpit has different zones for different types of information.

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AUGUST 2, 2017

Small Japanese automaker Mazda is in a tough spot. It's been on its own for most of a decade now, after Ford sold its shares in the company, and now Mazda must fund numerous new models all by itself. With global sales of just 1.5 DON'T MISS: Mazda to launch homogeneous-charge.

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MAY 31, 2016

Mazda Motor Corporation announced that the total production volume of the Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) reached five million units at the end of April 2016. It is the second Mazda to reach five million units of production, following the Mazda Familia. It is also assembled in Malaysia and Vietnam.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

GWh of passenger EV battery capacity was deployed onto roads globally in 2021—a 113% increase over 2020—as battery-electric vehicle (BEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) sales surged year-over-year, according to Adamas Intelligence. A record 286.2 Japan’s Panasonic rounded off the top three with a record 41.4

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JULY 3, 2012

Mazda Motor Corporation will double production capacity at its engine plant in Hiroshima from 400,000 units to 800,000 units per year in October 2012. Mazda engineers overcame the problem of abnormal combustion (knocking) to achieve the highest compression ratio for a mass production gasoline engine for vehicles. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 3, 2017

Toyota is one of the largest global automakers, while Mazda is one of the smallest. A new report suggests that the two Japanese makers are close to finalizing a capital-investment deal under which Toyota would take 5 percent of Mazda, and the smaller maker would invest in Toyota as well, and the two would set up a joint U.S.

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MAY 13, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation entered an agreement to build a long-term partnership, leveraging the resources of each to complement and to enhance the other’s products and technologies. In this way, Mazda very much practices what Toyota holds dear: making ever-better cars.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

We also check in on Mazda's electric-car plans. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today, we look at the tipping point for electric cars, which executives from VW and ChargePoint say is already here, and whether it has come soon enough to save the planet's climate.

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APRIL 24, 2015

The 2016 Mazda MX-5 achieves an EPA-estimated 27 mpg city/34 mpg highway/30 mpg combined (8.7/6.9/7.8 l/100 km) when equipped with the standard SKYACTIV-MT six-speed manual transmission and an EPA-estimated 27 mpg city/36 mpg highway/30 mpg combined (8.7/6.5/7.8 l/100 km) when equipped with the six-speed automatic.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled the all-new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV. The fully redesigned model, on display at AutoMobility LA, will be launched in Japan in February before being rolled out to global markets. The global powertrain lineup comprises the SKYACTIV-G 2.0 gasoline, and SKYACTIV-D 2.2 diesel engines.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Mazda Motor Corporation has begun production of the all-new Mazda CX-5 with its new-generation SKYACTIV-D 2.2-liter liter diesel engine ( earlier post ) at its Ujina Plant near Mazda’s headquarters in Hiroshima. The debut of the CX-5 with a diesel engine marks a new push on clean diesels in Japan market for Mazda.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Mazda has revealed its 2019 Mazda 3 compact car, in new-generation form, at the 2018 LA Auto Show.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Mazda Motor Corporation, Denso Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation will jointly develop basic structural technologies for electric vehicles.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Now Mazda, one of the smallest global automakers, plans to introduce it in a radical new engine to be used in a future Mazda vehicle in 2019. It's a technology that's been a sort of Holy Grail in the auto industry for at least a couple of decades.

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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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AUGUST 8, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation has commenced production of the facelifted Mazda Axela (known overseas as the Mazda3) equipped with SKYACTIV Technology. The facelifted Axela is Mazda’s first model to combine the newly developed 2.0-liter The facelifted Axela is Mazda’s first model to combine the newly developed 2.0-liter

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OCTOBER 9, 2021

Which global automaker revealed an EV costing less than $10,000—in China? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 8, 2021. Which automaker confirmed it’s moving its headquarters to Texas?

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JUNE 27, 2013

Mazda unveiled the redesigned 2014 Mazda3 (known as the Axela in Japan) in a series of launch events world-wide. The new Mazda3 is the third new-generation model to embody Mazda’s new KODO Design and SKYACTIV Technology, after the CX-5 and new Mazda6. 2014 Mazda3. Click to enlarge. With more than 3.5 With more than 3.5

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Mazda Motor Corporation announced that cumulative production of the Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) reached four million units on 22 January 2014—ten years and seven months after production of the first-generation model commenced in June 2003. No other Mazda model has reached the milestone as quickly.

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. From a powertrain frame of reference, Mazda is planning a building block strategy—i.e., From a powertrain frame of reference, Mazda is planning a building block strategy—i.e., Click to enlarge. SKYACTIV at Powertrains, Fuels & Lubes.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

How Mazda plans to integrate plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles into its range of increasingly efficient gasoline and diesel models is a topic that interests parts of the global auto industry.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Today, we've got a pair of stories on internal combustion, covering Mazda's innovative and fuel-efficient new SkyActiv-X engine and a dismissive comment on electric cars from a Japanese CEO. All this and more on Green Car Reports. If you think of the global auto. Also, a new Twitter poll to take and an update on U.S.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Mazda Motor Corporation has launched its SKYACTIV next-generation technologies—including engines, transmissions, vehicle bodies and chassis—that will begin appearing in Mazda products from 2011. The Mazda Demio SKYACTIV-G will achieve fuel economy of 30 kilometers per liter (70.6 Earlier post.) mpg US, 3.3

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AUGUST 2, 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation will hold the world premiere of the new Mazda CX-5 compact crossover SUV at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show (13–25 September). The CX-5 is the first of a new generation of Mazda products that will adopt the full range of Mazda’s Skyactiv Technology and new design theme.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. V (MMMdM), a joint venture production company owned by Mazda Motor Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation, will increase the production capacity at its plant currently under construction in Salamanca, Mexico in the fiscal year ending March 2016.

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