Mazda Organizational and Personnel Changes
Jul 6, 2009
Tokyo, July 1, 2009 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective July 1, 2009.1. Organizational Changes(1) Changes in the area of R&D technical administrationGoals- To consolidate planning functions related to R&D operations and enable more strat ... Continue reading
Mazda Refreshes Premacy for Japanese Market
Jul 3, 2009
Top-line 20Z grade even sportier; fuel economy gauge added as standard equipment on most model grades - HIROSHIMA - July 3, 2009: JapanâMazda Motor Corporation has announced upgrades to its Premacy (known as the Mazda5 in overseas markets) compact minivan in Japan. Popular due to its sporty styling and driving per ... Continue reading
Jul 1, 2009
IRVINE, Calif., July 1 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported June 2009 sales of 13,729, down 42.2 percent versus June of 2008, and down 44.6 percent on a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis. Overall, total yearly sales are reported at 100,381, down 34.5 percent compared to 2008, or 34.0 percent on a DSR b ... Continue reading
Mazda Opens More Dealers in Europe in 2009 Than Ever Before
Jul 1, 2009
Mazda Motor Europe expects to appoint more than 100 new dealers to its European network this year, the highest annual number since Mazda took over its European sales network. In the first quarter of the year, 25 new dealers were appointed and Phil Waring, Chief Operating Officer of Mazda Motor Europe, wants to maintain ... Continue reading
Best Ever Month for Mazda in Australia
Jul 1, 2009
Mazda Australia has recorded its best sales month in its history, retailing a bumper 8,406 vehicles in June. ... Continue reading
World's Best Selling Sports Car Turns 20
Jun 30, 2009
The refreshed 2009 Mazda MX-5 soft top and Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe arrives in showrooms, armed with exciting new styling, a cleaner and greener line-up of powerplants, higher levels of standard equipment, a raft of enhancements to the cabin architecture and the option of the new PowerShift six-speed sequential paddle ... Continue reading
Jun 27, 2009
The 2007 New York Auto Show wasn't that long ago, in normal terms, but it was a lifetime ago in terms of what has happened in the auto industry since then. Interestingly, in The Auto Channel's coverage of General Motors at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show we posed the question, "Will GM even be in business in 2009?" In any e ... Continue reading
Jerome de Haan to head Mazda's CSEE Organisation
Jun 25, 2009
Jerome de Haan has been appointed Regional Director of Mazda's 15-country Central and South East European Organisation, effective 1 August 2009. In his new position, he will be based at Mazda CSEE headquarters in Klagenfurt, Austria. He replaces Josef Schmid, whose appointment as President and Managing Director of Mazd ... Continue reading
Freshened Mazda Biante on Sale in Japan
Jun 25, 2009
HIROSHIMA - June 25, 2009: Mazda Motor Corporation has commenced sales of the freshened Mazda Biante range for the Japanese market. Mazda's updated, mid-sized tall âhigh-roofâ minivan goes on sale today at all Mazda, Mazda Autozam and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan. Manufacturerâs suggested re ... Continue reading
Strong Residual Values Set to Make All-New Mazda3 First Choice for Cost-Conscious Fleet Operators
Jun 24, 2009
Businesses taking delivery of the all-new Mazda3, which has just gone on sale, will be making the value-for-money choice with strong used car prices predicted putting the car into premium badge territory when compared with key rivals. Amid the economic gloom, cost management is top of the fleet agenda and company car d ... Continue reading
Mazda's CEO Applauds 'Cash For Clunkers' Bill Passage
Jun 18, 2009
IRVINE, Calif., June 18 -- Today the United States Senate adopted the "Cash for Clunkers" bill and President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law within days. Mazda North American Operations' (MNAO) president and CEO and 2009 Automotive Executive of the Year, Jim O'Sullivan, responds to the new legislation: "Maz ... Continue reading
Mazda's New Aqua-tech Paint System Leads in Reducing Environmental Impact
Jun 18, 2009
Mazda Motor Corporation has launched its newly-developed Aqua-tech Paint System for vehicle body painting at its Ujina Plant No.1 in Japan. ... Continue reading
Jun 16, 2009
Tokyo, June 15, 2009; Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the successful launch of the newly developed Aqua-tech Paint System for vehicle body painting at its Ujina Plant No.1 in Japan. The innovative new technology achieves the world's highest standards for limiting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) co ... Continue reading
Mazda Launches All-New Axela in Japan
Jun 11, 2009
'Eco-sports' car offers superb performance matched with advanced safety and environmental features, including i-stop HIROSHIMA, JapanâMazda Motor Corporation has announced the sales launch of the all-new Mazda Axela (known overseas as the new Mazda3) in the Japanese market. Mazdaâs mainstay model has been ful ... Continue reading
Mazda China May sales up 19% to 13,916 units
Jun 10, 2009
Mazda China May sales up 19% to 13,916 units http://autonews.gasgoo.com/auto-news/1010838/Mazda-China-May-sales-up-1 9-to- 13-916-units.html Shanghai, June 10 (Gasgoo.com) Mazda Motor Corp reported Wednesday that its vehicle sales in China rose 19% year on year in May to 13,916 units, according to a press release from ... Continue reading
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