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Mazda announces SKYACTIV-X: gasoline Spark Controlled Compression Ignition

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Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. Under the original “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom” vision announced in 2007, Mazda has endeavored to offer both driving pleasure and environmental and safety performance. Earlier post.).

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Mazda patents hybrid powertrain with rotary, 3 electrical motors

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To many purists, Mazda will perpetually be related to the rotary engine that the corporate first introduced within the 1967 Cosmo Recreation and after in a sequence of RX-badged sports activities vehicles. Mazda’s endmost rotary sports activities automobile, the RX-8, had handiest 232 hp however a V-8-like desire. marketplace.

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New Mazda bio-based engineering plastic features high-quality finish without paint; suitable for exterior parts

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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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Mazda and Fiat sign agreement for new Alfa Romeo roadster

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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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Mazda converting commercial engine plant to produce LDV Skyactiv Technologies components

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Mazda Motor Corp. plans to convert by 2015 a plant that currently makes engine parts for commercial vehicles into a production site for parts used in fuel-efficient Skyactiv engines for light-duty vehicles. Mazda recently decided to exit the struggling commercial vehicle business.

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Fiat and Mazda to partner on new roadster

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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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EEA: All major car manufacturers in Europe met 2012 CO2 targets; 9 already meet 2015 targets

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Nine of the larger manufacturers (Audi AG, BMW AG, Automobiles Citroën, Fiat group, Ford-Werke, Adam Opel, Automobiles Peugeot, Seat, Toyota Motor Europe, and Volvo Car) were already compliant with 2015 targets in 2012. grams of CO 2 per kilometer—close to the 130 g target for the average new car sold in 2015.

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