10 Facts about Mazda

Post On: December 1, 2017
By: Andi

Undoubtedly true that one of the most famous automotive company in the world is Mazda, hence, know more Facts about Mazda will be interested. Mazda Motor Corporation is a japanese multinational automotive company which is host in Hiroshima, Japan. Mazda is one of the most productive company in the world that is in 2015, 1.5 million vehicles were produced! It is time to find more about less known facts about Mazda below:

Facts about Mazda 1:  the Name

The name of Mazda was attained from the name of company’s founder, namely Jujiro Matsuda. moreover, the company website further states that Ahura Mazda (god of light), it means that it would brighten the image of these compact vehicles.

Facts about Mazda 2: Early History

Mazda automaker is the company with long history. Firstly, this company began as Tokyo Cork Kyogyo Co., Ltd established in Hirosima, Japan, 30 January 1920. Then, in 1931, it was changed to be Mazda Motor Corporation. It was known that the emblem and badge of this company redesigned seven times.

The Ultimate Logo of Mazda

Facts about Mazda 3: Marketing’s Tagline

Undoubtedly that marketing’s tagline is one of the most importent thing to be made. Mazda has changed their slogan for times, such as “The More You Look, The More You Like”(1970s – 1980s), “Experienced Mazda” ( mid 1980s), “Passion for The Road”(1996), eventually, in 2015, this company had launched the new tagline namly “Driving Maters”

Facts about Mazda 4: Growing Cooperation with Ford

In 1979, Mazda made a bargain with well-known automaker from the United States namely Ford. Ford tend to expand their size by merging with one of Japanese automaker, Mazda. Then, in November the two companies completed a deal with 24.5% share to Ford.

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Facts about Mazda 5: Recovery after Warworld II

This automaker was established in Hiroshima, Japan, where the object location of atomic bomb by the United States on August 9, 1945. Interestingly, by December 1945 Toyo Kogyo (then renamed to Mazda) back to run the business. At that time, the founder, Jugiro Matsuda, resigned then was changed by his son, Tsuneji Matsuda, as his successor. Fortunately, Tsuneji Matsuda is a super proper organisator and from his idea, the company began to produce automobiles (previously, producing the three-wheeled trucks as its core business).

Facts about Mazda 6: Product

While passed from the labolatory proccess, Matsuda fully faith that is the techniques of machining could be built as a massive scale. In 1962, Toyo Kogyo launched a four-door automobile, the Carol 600. Moreover, in 1965 this company produced new automobile, the Mazda 800/1000. It was known that Mazda is a super productive automaker which introduced ohter new automobiles almost every year. Nevertheless, 80% of products sold in foreign market through export/international trading.

Mazda’s Automobile

 

Facts about Mazda 7: Market

The biggest market of this products is in North America, yet, in the contrary, it fell at 1.7% in the U.S in 2016.

Facts about Mazda 8: Motorsport

Mazda has had a success in racing world due to Wankel-engine cars (i.e. in two-rotor, three-rotor, and four-rotor form) and piston-engine models. Interestingly, by2014, Mazda is noted as the only japanese automaker which win the 24 Hours of Le Mans overall.

Facts about Mazda 9: International Competition

On October 20, 1968 Mazda joined the competition debut through its Mazda Cosmo Sport 110S and one of them finished in fourth place. After that, Mazdas have enjoyed substantial success in  world land speed competition, SCCA competition, drag racing, pro-rally competition, the one lap of America race, and such like.

Facts about Mazda 10: Environment Efforts

Mazda has conducted an advance research and development in hydrogen-powered vehicles for years. Consequently, Mazda announced the environmentally-friendly products through bio-car and skyactive technology. In Bio-Car, Mazda introduces some innovation on its vehicles, bio-plastic internal consoles and bio-fabric seats, in its mazda 5 in 2008. Moreover, skyactive technology applied to increase the use of fuel efficiently, it was installed in Mazda2/demio, Mazda6/Atenza, CX-5 and Mazda 3. 

Interesting Facts about Mazda

 

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