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Mazda first to recycle end-of-life vehicle bumpers into new vehicle bumpers

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Mazda Motor Corporation has become the world’s first automaker—according to Mazda’s data as of 22 August—successfully to recycle scrapped bumpers from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) into raw material for new vehicle bumpers.

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Preview: Mazda to Show 2011 Mazda5 Minivan at Geneva Motor Show

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We've always been fond of the 2010 Mazda Mazda5 small minivan, which gets rave reviews for its sporty character and good roadholding. Because it's smaller than more conventional full-size minivans like the Dodge Caravan, Honda Odyssey, and Toyota Sienna, it has always sold in smaller numbers.

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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

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While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan. Ranking (and rankling) in this vein was any Mazda with that brand’s infuriating infotainment. All are 2023s or 2024s.

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Kelley Blue Book finds average EV price in US down 5.4% in January due to Tesla price cuts

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The majority of non-luxury brands—including Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Honda, Kia, Mazda, and Subaru—all saw ATP declines between 0.3% Meanwhile, vans and minivans had the lowest incentives, with less than 1% of ATP. month over month in January. This correlates with higher incentives helping to push prices down.

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Japan Green-Car Subsidy Boosts Vehicle Sales 12.9% In July

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jump partly on the popularity of the Fit subcompact and the Step WGN minivan. The Demio subcompact helped boost Mazda Motor Corp.’s Toyota Motor Corp. enjoyed a 19.1% sales volume increase in July thanks in part to the hot-selling Prius hybrid. Honda Motor Co. s sales volume 25.3%.

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Report: Shin-Kobe, GS Yuasa Targeting Battery Market for Stop-Start Systems

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It has prepared a battery for Mazda Motor Corp.’s s recently released Premacy minivan and plans to market batteries that support other makes of cars with the idling-stop function as automakers introduce them. GS Yuasa Battery, a subsidiary of GS Yuasa Corp.,

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

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ft 2 (2.4%); cars increased 1 ft 2 (2.1%); minivans/vans increased 1.0 Since MY 2008, market share has shifted towards car SUVs and truck SUVs, and away from cars, pickups, and minivans/vans. All Mazda engines are projected to use GDI in MY 2017, with several other manufacturers at nearly 100% adoption. ft 2 (-0.4%).