Aug 1, 2006
- Calendar Year-to-Date Sales up Four Percent - IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 1 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported sales of 25,963 vehicles for July 2006 accounting for a five percent increase versus last year. Mazda also reported a four percent year-to-date sales increase versus the same period last year ... Continue reading
Aug 1, 2006
* Retail sales for the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln Zephyr were a record 19,440 in July, up 18 percent compared with June. Total sales (including fleet deliveries) for the company's new mid-size sedans were 20,129. * Overall, Ford's July retail sales were up 7 percent compared with June - the second best ret ... Continue reading
Jul 28, 2006
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2006 Mazda5 Touring It could be confusing. There a Mazda MX-5, and there is a Mazda5. But place the two side by side, and confusion evaporates. The MX-5, also known as the Miata, is the best-selling two-seat roadster in history. The Mazda5 is a... ??? Taxonomy fails at times like t ... Continue reading
Jul 28, 2006
Washington DC July 28, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Mazda Motor Corp. reported a surge in its quarterly profit amid solid sales of its minivan and sport convertible models in the U.S. and Europe, reports The Wall Street Journal. The automaker posted a group net income of U.S. $57 million in the April-June q ... Continue reading
Mazda to show RX-8 Hydrogen RE at Norway's ONS2006 Exhibition
Jul 27, 2006
HIROSHIMA - July 27, 2006: Mazda Motor Corporation will show the Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE at the ONS2006, an energy exhibition and conference held in Stavanger, Norway, starting from August 22. Mazda will utilize the opening of Norway's first hydrogen filling station near Stavanger for the first on-road showing of the ve ... Continue reading
Five Thousand Mazdas On Floundering Transport Ship
Jul 27, 2006
VANCOUVER, British Columbia Jul 26, 2006; Reuters reported ythat the fate of thousands of Mazda Motor Corp. cars was uncertain Wednesday after the ship carrying them to North America rolled over on its side in the Pacific Ocean. The automaker had 4,700 vehicles aboard the automobile carrier Cougar Ace that began taking ... Continue reading
Mazda Vehicles Aboard Stricken Car-Carrying Vessel, Cougar Ace
Jul 27, 2006
TOKYO - July 27, 2006: On July 24, 2006, Mazda was advised that the Mitsui OSK Lines' Cougar Ace had run into trouble off the Alaskan coast. Although it is reportedly still afloat, the vessel is on its side, What caused this incident or the extent of the damage to the vehicles is currently unknown. Just over 4,700 Cana ... Continue reading
Daniels Captures Third MX-5 Cup Pole Of Season at Portland
Jul 22, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Daniels Captures Third MX-5 Cup Pole Of Season at Portland PORTLAND, Ore. (July 22, 2006) ââ¬â After two days of more than 100 degree temperatures, the weather may have changed, dropping into the 80s, but the name at the top of the time sheets is the same, with Jim Daniels, of Germanto ... Continue reading
Mazda Introduces New Version MX-5 Power Retractable Hardtop
Jul 18, 2006
LONDON - July 18, 2006: At the 2006 British International Motor Show, we at Mazda are unveiling a new version of our modern motoring icon. Itâs called the Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe/Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hardtop, and it opens up a new dimension of fun and versatility for people who love open-top sports cars. ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Reports June 2006 U.S. Sales
Jul 3, 2006
* Ford's June U.S. sales totaled 269,404, down 7 percent. * Car sales totaled 107,608, up 7 percent. * Fusion, Milan and Zephyr pace Ford to higher car sales in 5 of the last 6 months. * Truck sales totaled 161,796, down 14 percent. * Land Rover sales were up 13 percent - 17 months in a row of higher sales. ... Continue reading
Mazda Sales Jump Eight Percent in June 2006
Jul 3, 2006
- Calendar Year-to-Date Sales Up Four Percent - IRVINE, Calif., July 3 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported sales of 23,727 vehicles for June 2006, accounting for an eight-percent increase versus the same period last year. Mazda also reported a four-percent year-to-date sales increase, with 140,704 ... Continue reading
Mazda Establishes New National Sales Company in Ireland
Jul 3, 2006
HIROSHIMA July 3, 2006: Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it has established Mazda Motor Ireland, a new national sales company (NSC) located in Dublin, on July 1, 2006. In response to the strong and growing automotive market in Ireland, the new company was set up to control the importation and distribution of ... Continue reading
David Klan to Head All Marketing Activities for Mazda North American Operations
Jun 26, 2006
IRVINE, Calif., June 26 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced that David Klan has been named Director of Marketing for the company. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for all U.S.-based advertising and marketing operations, including brand development, business planning and globa ... Continue reading
Jun 20, 2006
- The Mazda stand will also feature the Mazda BT-50 one-ton pickup truck - HIROSHIMA, Japan, June 20, 2006--Mazda Motor Corporation will use the 2006 British International Motor Show for its global reveal of the new Mazda MX-5, now equipped with a power retractable hard top roof ** - and the regional debut of the Mazda ... Continue reading
Mazda Wins First Ever Taguchi Award From the Japan Quality Engineering Society
Jun 16, 2006
HIROSHIMA, Japan --Mazda Motor Corporation has received the first Taguchi Award ever given by Japan's Quality Engineering Society. The award was conferred in recognition of Mazda's innovative quality control techniques that utilize quality engineering approaches on its production lines. These quality controls have yiel ... Continue reading
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