News By Topic: Mazda

2004 and 2005 Crash Ratings of Vehicles With Side Air Bags

Apr 15, 2005

2004 & 2005 Vehicles with Side Air Bags Side-impact air bags (SABs) SABs offer protection to two principal areas of the body -- the head and the chest -- during moderate to severe side-impact crashes. The chart below indicates which vehicles offer what type of protection (head and/or chest) and the type of SAB used to ... Continue reading

Mazda to Bring Fourteen Zoom-Zoom Products to Auto Shanghai 2005; Five Vehicles to Make China Debut

Apr 10, 2005

Tokyo, Japan, Apr 10, 2005; JCN Newswire reported that Mazda Motor Corporation will display fourteen vehicles throughout the Auto Shanghai 2005 show, including five that have never before been shown in public in China. Mazda will exhibit many of its successful global product models and a concept vehicle to indicate pot ... Continue reading

MAZDASPEED Motorsports Weekend Results: Two Races Run, Two Races Won

Apr 4, 2005

Tremblay/Haskell RX-8 Wins Grand Am Cup; Pobst MAZDA6 Wins Speed World Challenge IRVINE, Calif., April 4 -- It was a great weekend at the track for MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development as SpeedSource and Tri-Point Motorsports recorded victories for Mazda in the two professional production-based racing series in which the ... Continue reading

Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives: Japanese Incentives Reach Record High

Apr 4, 2005

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer automotive incentive in the United States was $2,556 per vehicle sold in March 2005, up $177, or 7.0%, from March 2004, and up $187, or 7.9%, from February 2005. (Logo: http ... Continue reading

U.S. Auto Sales Box Score March 2005

Apr 2, 2005

April 1,2005 The AP compliled the results of March 2005 car and light truck sales in the United States by the major automakers. Industry totals include 22 automakers. The table compares sales in March 2005 with sales in March 2004 and year-to-date totals for the two years. Light trucks include pickups, vans, minivans a ... Continue reading

Ford's March Sales Highest Level Since May 2004

Apr 1, 2005

* Ford Motor Company's March sales totaled 305,172 - best month since May 2004. * Car sales equal to a year ago as new Ford Mustang, Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego reach new highs. * Truck sales decline 3 percent as gains from Ford F-Series, Lincoln Mark LT and crossover sport utility vehicles are offset by lowe ... Continue reading

Mazda Announces March 2005 Sales

Apr 1, 2005

IRVINE, Calif., April 1 -- Mazda North American Operations today released the following sales figures for March 2005: Mazda North American Operations - March 2005 Month-To-Date Year-To-Date March March % March March % 2005 2004 Change 2005 2004 Change Mazda3 9,455 7,173 31.8% 21,728 16,689 30.2% Mazda6 6,791 6,428 5.6% ... Continue reading

Mazda Brand-Essence Photo Contest Winner

Mar 25, 2005

IRVINE, Calif., March 25 -- Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced Joseph Corrigan of Hawthorne, N.Y., as the winner of a photo contest that asked consumers to capture on film the essence of "Zoom-Zoom," the company's brand slogan. Corrigan will receive a 2005 Mazda vehicle of his choice for his exhilar ... Continue reading

2006 Mazda MX-5 3rd Generation Limited Has Competition Seeing 'Red'

Mar 23, 2005

- World's Best Selling Roadster Makes North American Debut at New York International Auto Show - NEW YORK, March 23 -- After turning the automotive world upside down in 1989 with the introduction of the Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mazda has re-established the benchmark for affordable sports-car excellence with the all-new 2006 M ... Continue reading

ARKONA Dealer Solutions Selected by Mazda for Its North America Service Center

Mar 22, 2005

SALT LAKE CITY--March 22, 2005--ARKONA Inc. (OTCBB: ARKN), a leader in dealer management solutions for the automotive industry, announced an agreement with Mazda North America Operations through which Mazda will deploy ARKONA's dealer management system at its corporate vehicle service center. As part of the agreement w ... Continue reading

Mazda Fuels Fire Safety Education Efforts on Nationwide 'Hot Streak' Tour

Mar 22, 2005

- Mazda Launches New MX-5 Miata Campaign, Aims to Raise More Than $100,000 for Local Fire Departments Across the Country - NEW YORK, March 22 -- With this week's international debut of the 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata 3rd Generation Limited at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), Mazda today announced the launch of i ... Continue reading

Polk Reports 2004 Record Year For Convertibles, Sebring Still Tops

Mar 21, 2005

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 21 -- Convertible registrations in the U.S. reached record levels in 2004, with a 6.3 percent increase over last year and total registrations reaching 315,306, according to R. L. Polk & Co., surpassing the 2001 record of 309,741. The Chrysler Sebring repeated as the top-selling convertible in 2 ... Continue reading

IIHS REPORT: The Risk of Death While Driving Different Vehicles

Mar 15, 2005

CLICK HERE FFor IIHS Tables The driver died in the crash. So did many other passenger vehicle drivers during 2000-03, but the risk of death isn’t the same in one vehicle compared with another. Car, minivan, SUV, and pickup truck models vary widely in the likelihood of dying in a crash. The average driver death ra ... Continue reading

Hearn Motorsports Announces Addition of Jaskol and Soppe To Star Mazda Team

Mar 7, 2005

Hearn Motorsports Announces Addition of Jaskol and Soppe To Star Mazda Team LAS VEGAS, Nev., March 7, 2005 - Hearn Motorsports owner Richie Hearn (Las Vegas, Nev.) is pleased to announce Matt Jaskol as driver of his No. 7 Hearn Motorsports entry in the Star Mazda Series North American Championship. Jaskol, also of Las ... Continue reading

IIHS: RESULTS OF SIDE IMPACT CRASH TESTS:

Mar 7, 2005

March 6, 2005 <a href="http://www.iihs.org/vehicle_ratings/ce/html/summaries/small_ overall_c.htm">Summary of results for all small cars tested by the Institute</a><p> 14 OF 16 SMALL CARS ARE RATED POOR IN TEST THAT SIMULATES CRASH WITH SUV; NONE OF THE 16 IS GOOD ARLINGTON, VA &#8212; Most small car designs earned poo ... Continue reading