Mazda
Sign in to saveis a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. The company was founded on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., a cork-making factory, by Jujiro Matsuda. The company then acquired Abemaki Tree Cork Company. It changed its name to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927 and started producing vehicles in 1931.
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Mazda is a Japanese car manufacturer founded in 1920 that began as a cork factory before transitioning to vehicle production in 1931. Today, it is a multinational automotive company headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan, and is known for manufacturing automobiles for global markets.
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- Company.name
- Mazda Motor Corporation
- Company.native_name
- マツダ株式会社
- Company.native_name_lang
- ja
- Company.romanized_name
- Matsuda Kabushiki Gaisha
- Company.logo
- Mazda logo 2024 (vertical).svg
- Company.logo_size
- 150px
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 2025
- Company.image
- Mazda head office 20200607.JPG
- Company.image_size
- 250px
- Company.image_caption
- Headquarters in Fuchū, Japan (2020)
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.founder
- Jujiro Matsuda
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Creation
- Wankel engine adoption
- Partnership with Ford
- Divestment by Ford
- Post-Ford efforts
- Markets
- Environmental efforts
- Bio-car
- SkyActiv technology
- Motorsport
- International competition
- Spec series
- Sponsorships
- Marketing
- Sales and production
- See also
- References
- External links
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. The company was founded on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., a cork-making factory, by Jujiro Matsuda. The company then acquired Abemaki Tree Cork Company. It changed its name to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927 and started producing vehicles in 1931.
Mazda is known for its innovative technologies, such as the Wankel engine, the SkyActiv platform, and the Kodo Design language. It also has a long history of motorsport involvement, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 with the rotary-powered Mazda 787B. In the past and present, Mazda has been engaged in alliances with other automakers. From 1974 until the late 2000s, Ford was a major shareholder of Mazda. Other partnerships include Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu, Suzuki and Kia. In 2023, it produced 1.1 million vehicles globally.
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