Mazda President and CEO Takashi Yamanouchi receives Order of the Aztec Eagle Award

Mazda Motor Corporation announced that Representative Director and Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Takashi Yamanouchi has been awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle. The order is the highest decoration bestowed upon foreign citizens by the

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Mazda to produce Toyota vehicle at Mexico plant

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) announced that Mazda's plant in Mexico, currently under construction, will produce a Toyota-brand vehicle for sale mainly in North America. The sub-compact Toyota-brand vehicle, to be based on the Mazda2,

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Mazda's Seita Kanai named Honorary Consul of the United Mexican States in Hiroshima

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that Seita Kanai, Mazda's Representative Director and Executive Vice-President, has been made the Honorary Consul of the United Mexican States in Hiroshima. Representing the Government of Mexico at the inauguration

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Mazda and Bermaz establish joint-venture company in Malaysia

Mazda Motor Corporation and Bermaz Motor Sdn. Bhd.*1 (Bermaz) have established Mazda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Mazda Malaysia), a joint-venture company in Malaysia. The commemorative signing ceremony of the joint-venture agreement took place in the new headquarters

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World premiere of all-new Mazda6 wagon at 2012 Paris Motor Show

Mazda Motor Corporation will hold the world premiere of the all-new Mazda6 wagon (known as Atenza in Japan) at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. The new Mazda6 Sedan, currently making its debut at Moscow Motor Show, will be exhibited alongside the wagon. Both models displayed

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Mazda begins discussions with Bermaz regarding joint-venture business in Malaysia

Mazda Motor Corporation and Bermaz Motor Sdn. Bhd.* (Bermaz) have agreed to begin talks regarding the establishment this year of a joint-venture production and sales company in Malaysia. The joint-venture is aimed at further enhancing Mazda's business

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Mazda to launch upgraded Mazda Roadster in Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation has upgraded the Mazda Roadster (known overseas as the Mazda MX-5) for the Japanese market. The refreshed two-seater open-top sports car goes on sale at all Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan.

The design

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Mazda to lease Demio EV in Japan from October

Mazda Motor Corporation will begin leasing the Demio EV in October 2012. The Demio EV is an independently developed electric vehicle based on the Mazda Demio (known overseas as Mazda2). Using a highly efficient lithium-ion battery and Mazda's unique

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Mazda begins training employees of Mexico plant in Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation launched a training program for employees of Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (MMMdM) plant. MMMdM is Mazda's manufacturing joint-venture. The new plant is currently under construction in Mexico.

An opening

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Fiat and Mazda announce co-operation program

Fiat Group Automobiles  S.p.A. (Fiat) and Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo marques based on Mazda’s next-generation

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