Mazda: New Cars 2014 Photos 1 of 4

Mazda Motor Corporation typically called simply Mazda, can be a Japanese multinational automaker located in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2015, Mazda produced 1.5 million vehicles for global sales, nearly all which (nearly 2million) were made in the company's Japanese plants, using the remainder from the variety of other plants worldwide. In 2015, Mazda was the fifteenth biggest automaker by production worldwide.Mazda began as being the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd, founded in Hiroshima, Japan, 30 January 1920. Toyo Cork Kogyo renamed itself to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927. In the late 1920s this company had to be saved from bankruptcy by Hiroshima Saving Bank along with other business leaders in Hiroshima.In 1931 Toyo Kogyo moved from manufacturing machine tools to vehicles using the introduction from the Mazda-Go autorickshaw. Toyo Kogyo produced weapons to the Japanese military through the entire Second World War, particularly the series 30 through 35 Type 99 rifle. The company formally adopted the Mazda name back in 1984, though every automobile sold right from the start bore that name. The Mazda R360 has been available since 1960, and then the Mazda Carol in 1962.Mazda Cosmo SportBeginning within the 1960s, Mazda was inspired because of the NSU Ro 80 and thought we would put an essential engineering effort into development in the Wankel rotary engine as a means of differentiating itself off their Japanese auto companies. The company formed an organization relationship with German company NSU and began while using limited-production Cosmo Sport of 1967, and continuing to this particular day using the Pro Mazda Championship, Mazda is the sole manufacturer of Wankel-type engines for that automotive market, largely by way of attrition (NSU and Citroën both lost the battle on the design in the 1970s, and prototype Corvette efforts by General Motors never made it to production.This effort to get attention to itself apparently helped, as Mazda rapidly started export its vehicles. Both piston-powered and rotary-powered models made their way worldwide. The rotary models quickly shot to popularity for their blend of good power and lightweight weight in comparison with piston-engined competitors that required heavier V6 or V8 engines to create the same power. The R100 plus the RX series (RX-2, RX-3, and RX-4) led their export efforts.During 1968, Mazda started formal operations in Canada (MazdaCanada) although Mazdas were found in Canada around 1959. In 1970, Mazda formally entered the American market (Mazda North American Operations) and was very successful there, going in terms of to create the Mazda Rotary Pickup (based about the conventional piston-powered B-Series model) solely for North American buyers. To this day, Mazda remains to be the only automaker to get produced a Wankel-powered pick up truck. Additionally, it is usually the only marque to own ever offered a rotary-powered bus (the Mazda Parkway, offered only in Japan) or station wagon (in the RX-3 and RX-4 lines for sure markets). After nine a lot of development, Mazda finally launched its new model inside the U.S. in 1970.Mazda's rotary success continued before onset in the 1973 oil crisis. As American buyers (along with those in other nations) quickly considered vehicles with better fuel efficiency, the relatively thirsty rotary-powered models started fall out of favor. Combined with being the least-efficient automaker in Japan (when it comes to productivity), inability to conform to excess inventory and over-reliance about the U.S. market, the organization suffered a huge decrease of 1975. An already heavily indebted Toyo Kogyo was within the verge of bankruptcy and was just saved throughout the intervention of Sumitomo keiretsu group, namely Sumitomo Bank, as well as the companies subcontractors and distributors. However, the business had not totally turned its back on piston engines, mainly because it continued to provide a various four-cylinder models during the entire 1970s. The smaller Familia line for example became vital to Mazda's worldwide sales after 1973, as did the somewhat larger Capella series.Mazda RX-7 (first generation)Mazda refocused its efforts making it the rotary engine a choice for your sporting motorist as opposed to a mainstream powerplant. Starting with all the lightweight RX-7 in 1978 and continuing with all the modern RX-8, Mazda has continued its dedication for this unique powerplant. This switch in focus also resulted within the development of another lightweight performance car, the piston-powered Mazda MX-5 Miata (sold as being the Eunos and then Mazda Roadster in Japan), inspired through the concept 'jinba ittai'. Introduced in 1989 to worldwide acclaim, the Roadster may be widely credited with reviving the concept in the small racecar after its decline inside late 1970s.

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