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Portland, Trois-Rivieres Complete 2006 MX-5 Cup Schedule

Portland, Trois-Rivieres Complete 2006 MX-5 Cup Schedule

For Immediate Release MX-5 Cup Completes Schedule With Portland and Trois-Rivieres TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 24, 2006) - SCCA Pro Racing announced today that the inaugural season of the Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook will include rounds at Portland International Raceway and Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. The two new races bring ... Continue reading

Watch the CX7 - The All New Mazda Crossover SUV - VIDEO ENHANCED

Watch the CX7 - The All New Mazda Crossover SUV - VIDEO ENHANCED

TACH Auto Central - February 22, 2006: Two days ago we presented the story of the all new Mazda CX7 as it rolled off the production line in Japan. That was in text and still photos. Now, see video of this highly appealing vehicle. We have 3 unedited clips for you to enjoy: http://previews.thenewsmarket.com/Previews/MAZ ... Continue reading

First North America-Bound Mazda CX-7 Crossover SUV Rolls Off the Line in Japan

First North America-Bound Mazda CX-7 Crossover SUV Rolls Off the Line in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Feb. 20 -- Mazda Motor Corporation today held a ceremony to mark the start of production of its all-new Mazda CX-7 crossover SUV. Designed and engineered specifically for the North American market, all CX-7s will be built at the Ujina Plant No. 2 (U2) located near Mazda's global headquarters in Hirosh ... Continue reading

Mazda Starts Leasing Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles

Mazda Starts Leasing Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles

Mazda Starts Leasing Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles - Japanese Authorities Approve Leases with Two Companies in the Energy Sector Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation received permission from Japan's Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) on February 10, 2006, to begin leasing t ... Continue reading

Mazdaspeed3 And Mazda Kabura To Be Exhibited At The 2006 Geneva International Motor Show

Mazdaspeed3 And Mazda Kabura To Be Exhibited At The 2006 Geneva International Motor Show

Hiroshima, Japan - Mazda Motor Corporation will showcase the world premiere of the new high-performance MAZDASPEED 3, as well as present the European debut of the Kabura concept vehicle, at the 76 th annual Geneva International Motor Show to be held from Tuesday, February 28 through Sunday, March 12, 2006. Joining them ... Continue reading

Mazda Announces Three-Year Agreement to Become Engine Provider for Champ Car Atlantic Championship

Mazda Announces Three-Year Agreement to Become Engine Provider for Champ Car Atlantic Championship

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 15 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced it has entered into a three-year integrated marketing partnership with the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. Beginning in 2006, all Atlantic cars will be powered by a 300-hp 2.3-liter four-cylinder Mazda MZR engine prepared by Cosworth Eng ... Continue reading

Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose

Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose

IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2006--Action Media premieres its all new 2006 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) season on Feb. 25 at the San Jose Convention Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. For 2006, HIN takes the ultimate custom car festival to a new level by creating a show that celebrates all elements of youth cult ... Continue reading

Ford Internet Sales Increase 15 Percent

Ford Internet Sales Increase 15 Percent

Sales from FordDirect Internet Leads Top 250,000 Vehicles and Represent 10 Percent of Ford Division Sales ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 10 -- As automobile dealers across the country gather at the National Automobile Dealers Association's (NADA) annual convention Feb. 11 - 14, they will find one of the main themes is Internet so ... Continue reading

Perkinelmer's Aculed Selected By Visopia for Lighting Design in new Mazda Kabura Concept

Perkinelmer's Aculed Selected By Visopia for Lighting Design in new Mazda Kabura Concept

Setting the Mood&#8482; in Illumination with ACULED&#8217;s Superior Brightness, Excellent Color Mixing and Compact Size <p> Fremont, Calif. &#8211; January 31, 2006 &#8211; PerkinElmer Optoelectronics, a global technology leader in digital imaging, specialty lighting and optical detection technologies, today announced ... Continue reading

Mazda Sales Up 7.0 Percent in January 2006

Mazda Sales Up 7.0 Percent in January 2006

- MAZDA3 Achieves Best-Ever January - IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported sales of 18,177 vehicles in January -- a 7.0 percent increase versus the same period last year. January sales were led in volume by continued strong sales of the MAZDA3, which reported sales of 6,109 un ... Continue reading

Nissan to supply all-new AD Van to Mazda

Nissan to supply all-new AD Van to Mazda

TOKYO January 28, 2006; Nissan Motor Co said Friday it will supply its all-new AD Van light commercial vehicle to Mazda Motor Corp for sale under a Mazda brand. Mazda buys about 3,000 units of the 1.5-liter AD Van from Nissan a year under an original equipment manufacturing deal dating back to 1994 and sells the vehicl ... Continue reading

MAZDASPEED Motorsports: Racing Into 2006

MAZDASPEED Motorsports: Racing Into 2006

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 27 -- MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development's 2006 season is set to pick up where it left off: with excitement, dedication and a drive for victory. As the 2005 season closed with victories in series as diverse as the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), Grand American Road Racing Association (Grand Am), Sp ... Continue reading

2006 Mazda5 Review

2006 Mazda5 Review

MAZDA 5 for 2006 A Pleasant Surprise By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel Detroit Bureau This week&#8217;s tester was a very pleasant surprise. I didn&#8217;t even know there was such a thing as a Mazda 5. Of course the classic Mazda MX5, better known as Miata, first came to mind but they are only cousins, not siblings. Both ... Continue reading

Mazda Exceeds 130,000 Vehicle Sales in China in Calendar Year 2005; Posts a One-month Record 14,000 Unit Sales in December 2005

Mazda Exceeds 130,000 Vehicle Sales in China in Calendar Year 2005; Posts a One-month Record 14,000 Unit Sales in December 2005

Hiroshima, Japan, Jan 19, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it retailed 133,778 Mazda brand vehicles in China in calendar year 2005. This represents an increase of 51 percent over January-December 2004, well above the overall wholesale Chinese passenger vehicle market rise of 26 percent ... Continue reading

Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen Rotary Vehicle Escorts Runners in All-Japan Men's Marathon Relay Race

Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen Rotary Vehicle Escorts Runners in All-Japan Men's Marathon Relay Race

Tokyo, Japan, Jan 19, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda's RX-8 Hydrogen Rotary Engine (RE) car will be used as a support vehicle for runners during the 11th All Japan Prefectural Men's Marathon Relay Race, to be held in Hiroshima on January 22, 2006. The RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle features a dual-fuel system that allows the ... Continue reading

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