News By Topic: Mazda

Ford Company Reports May 2007 Sales

Jun 1, 2007

DEARBORN, Mich., June 1 – Ford Motor Company’s new and redesigned crossovers are setting the pace in the industry’s fastest-growing segment and helped Ford to achieve its best retail sales performance of 2007. The all-new Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX set sales records in May. Edge sales were 12,701, up 39 p ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports May 2007 Sales

Jun 1, 2007

IRVINE, Calif., June 1 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported May 2007 U.S. sales of 26,788, down two percent versus the same period last year. Year-to-date sales of 126,922 are up 8.5-percent year-over-year. Mazda Canada, Inc., reported its best-ever May with sales of 10,312 representing an increase ... Continue reading

Mazda's Rotary Engine Celebrates 40th Anniversary

May 30, 2007

IRVINE, Calif., May 30 -- On May 30, 1967, Mazda launched the world's first twin-rotor rotary engined car, the Mazda Cosmo Sport. Today, 40 years to-the-date later, the company celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Mazda rotary engine. In the years between, Mazda has produced nearly two million vehicles powered by the ... Continue reading

Thomas F. McDonald Appointed Mazda's Midwest Communications Representative

May 23, 2007

IRVINE, Calif., May 23 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced that automotive industry PR-veteran Thomas McDonald will represent MNAO, handling public and media relations for the company's nine Midwestern states. In addition, McDonald will serve as a strategic communications counselor. Based in Roche ... Continue reading

MSNBC: Four Convertibles That Don't Compromise

May 11, 2007

MSNBC has compiled a list of what it calls the four best hard-top convertibles on the road. They are the Mazda MX-5 Miata, the Pontiac G6 convertible, Volkswagen's Eos and the Volvo C70. Click here to read the full reviews and see pictures. These four cars are not so much competitors as complements to one another, with ... Continue reading

Which Cars are Really American?

May 6, 2007

Washington DC March 22, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that the ambiguity that exists between 'American' and 'Foreign' autos is growing as globalization increases, and it has some consumers confused. The world is no longer as simple as us vs. them, Detroit against the Asians and Europeans. It's a global industry n ... Continue reading

Mazda Reports April 2007 Sales

May 1, 2007

IRVINE, Calif., May 1 -- Mazda North American Operations today reported U.S. sales of 21,060 in April 2007, a drop of 5.9 percent compared to the same period the year prior. Calculated on a daily selling- rate basis however, Mazda's U.S. sales were up 1.9 percent, as there were 24 selling days this month, versus 26 in ... Continue reading

American Consumers : Appeal of the Wagon

Apr 30, 2007

Washington DC April 30, 2007; The AIADA newsletter reported that in the U.S., the wagon genre isn't booming, but it has constantly held between 3 percent and 4 percent of the new-car market. Those numbers exclude car-based SUVs, sometimes called "crossovers," which might be considered wagons by some consumers. Today, A ... Continue reading

Auto Shanghai 2007 Ends With Great Success

Apr 29, 2007

SHANGHAI, China, April 29 - Themed on 'Technology and Nature in Harmony', World Expo Group Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced that Auto Shanghai 2007 ended with great success on April 28. Auto Shanghai 2007 attracted over 1300 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions with a total exhibition scale of ... Continue reading

Western Automotive Journalists Shindig in Monterey Next Week

Apr 27, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO - April 27, 2007: Western Automotive Journalists, America's second largest group of working automotive journalists, will be holding their 15th annual Media Days event next week in Monterey, beginning Wednesday, May 2nd. Media Days allows all group members to drive and compare dozens of vehicles, head-2-he ... Continue reading

Forbes' Hottest SUV's For 2007

Apr 25, 2007

Sport utility vehicles have become the family vehicles of choice for their spacious interiors and flexible cargo capacity. In recent years, sales of traditional truck-based SUVs have suffered, especially for the largest models. The new trend is crossovers — vehicles with car-like underpinnings matched with tall, s ... Continue reading

Ford Says Quaility on Par With Toyota

Apr 23, 2007

Dearborn MI April 23, 2007; The quality of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles is virtually equal to that of Toyota and Nissan, according to the first quarter 2007 model-year Global Quality Research System (GQRS) report. Ford, Lincoln, Mercury brand vehicles are at 1456 TGWs compared with Nissan at 1457 and Toyota at 14 ... Continue reading

Mazda Hakaze Concept Makes North American Debut at New York International Auto Show

Apr 4, 2007

NEW YORK, April 4 -- Natural flow lines are all around us -- wind blowing shapes in sand, wave forms seen from above -- and are literally symbolic of movement itself. Mazda's design and surface language for future Zoom-Zoom vehicles embraces this concept of natural flow, a new design language called Nagare (pronounced ... Continue reading

Mazda to Offer Back Up Camera With Auto-Dimming Mirror Display System for CX-9 Crossover SUV

Apr 4, 2007

IRVINE, Calif., April 4 -- Having two sets of eyes -- one in the front of their heads and another in the back -- is something people all over the world have longed for since the beginning of time. Now, using a state-of-the-art rearview mirror-mounted liquid crystal display system, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) ... Continue reading

Mazda Announces 2007 Best-Ever March Sales for North America

Apr 3, 2007

- U.S. sales up 47.9 percent; Canada sales up 16.0 percent; Mexico sales up 182.5 percent - IRVINE, Calif., April 3 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), including the U.S., Canada and Mexico, today reported best-ever March sales of 47,206 vehicles, beating its previous March record of 45,892 set back in 1994. The ... Continue reading