About Mazda

Mazda Motor Corporation is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan.

As of 2006, the company is expected to produce 1.25 million vehicles per year, with sales evenly divided among Japan, Europe, Australia, and North America, followed by Latin America.

Name

The name of the company is supposedly derived from Ahura Mazda, the transcendental god of Zoroastrianism. It is also said that Mazda coincides with the anglicized pronunciation of the founder's name, Jujiro Matsuda, who was interested in spirituality, and chose to rename it in honor of both his family and the Zoroastrians. Mazda means "great wisdom" in the Iranian Avestan language. However, in Japanese, the company has always been pronounced and spelled as "Matsuda" leading many to believe that Mazda is really just a poorly anglicized version of the founder's name. (It comes to English by way of German, Mazda being pronounced Mats'da in German.)

List of Mazda Vehicles

Current concept cars

• Mazda Hakaze Concept
• Mazda Ryuga Concept
• Mazda Nagare Concep
• Mazda Kabura Concept

Current lineup

This is the 2006 Mazda automobile lineup across all markets.

• Carol — keicar (badge engineered Suzuki Alto)
• Spiano — keicar (badge engineered Suzuki Alto Lapin)
• Scrum — keicar minivan and commercial van (badge engineered Suzuki Carry and Suzuki Every)
• AZ-Wagon — keicar minivan (badge engineered Suzuki Wagon R)
• AZ-Offroad — keicar SUV (badge engineered Suzuki Jimny)
• Mazda2/Demio — Supermini car
• Mazda Verisa — Supermini car
• Mazda3/Axela — Compact car
• Mazda5/Premacy — Compact MPV
• Mazda6/Atenza — Family sedan and station wagon
• Mazda8/MPV — Large MPV
• MX-5/Roadster — sports convertible
• RX-8 — 2+2 sports coupé
• CX-7 — compact crossover SUV
• Tribute — SUV
• B-Series — compact pickup truck
• Bongo — Commercial van
• Bongo Brawny/E-Series — Commercial van
• BT-50 — 1-ton pickup truck

Historical lineup

• 1931-1960 Mazdago three-wheel truck
• 1960-1966 R360 keicar sedan
• 1961-1962 P360/P600 "Carol" keicar sedan
• 1961-1964 B1500/Proceed pickup truck
• 1961-1966 B360/B600 keicar pickup truck
• 1964-1966 Familia/800 compact car
• 1965-1971 B1500/Proceed pickup truck
• 1966-1973 Luce/1500/1800/R130 luxury car
• 1966-1977 Bongo small minivan
• 1967-1972 Familia/1000/1200/1300/R100 compact car
• 1967-1972 Cosmo Sport 110S sports car
• 1968-1977 E360/Porter small pickup truck
• 1970-1976 Capella/616/RX-2 midsize car
• 1971-1978 Savanna/RX-3 coupe
• 1972-1977 Chantez keicar
• 1972-1977 Luce/RX-4 luxury car
• 1973-1976 Familia/808/818/Mizer compact car
• 1974-1977 Rotary Pickup (REPU) pickup truck
• 1975-1978 Roadpacer fullsize car
• 1975-1980 Cosmo/RX-5 luxury car
• 1976-1984 121 compact car
• 1977-1981 Luce Legato luxury car
• 1977-1982 Capella/Montrose/626 midsize car
• 1977-1983 Familia/GLC compact car
• 1978-1982 Bongo small minivan
• 1978-1984 Savanna/RX-7 sports car
• 1980-1984 Familia/323 compact car
• 1981-1986 929/Luce luxury car
• 1983-1987 Capella/626 midsize car
• 1983-1988 Bongo small minivan
• 1985-1988 Familia/323 compact car
• 1985-1992 Savanna/RX-7 sports car
• 1985-1995 121/Demio compact car
• 1986-1991 929/Luce luxury car
• 1988-1992 Capella/626 midsize car
• 1988-1992 MX-6 coupe
• 1988-1998 MPV minivan
• 1989-1990 Carol keicar
• 1989-1993 Familia/323 compact car
• 1989-1994 Bongo small minivan
• 1989-1998 MX-5/Miata (first generation) convertible sports car
• 1990-1994 Carol keicar
• 1990-1998 929/Sentia luxury car
• 1991-1994 Mazda Navajo SUV
• 1993-1997 MX-6 coupe
• 1993-1997 Cronos/626 midsize car
• 1993-1996 Millenia luxury car
• 1993-2002 RX-7 sports car
• 1994-1999 Familia/Protegé/Etude/323 compact car
• 1994-2003 AZ-Wagon station wagon
• 1996-2005 121/Demio compact car
• 1992-1997 AZ-3/MX-3 coupe
• 1995-1998 Bongo small minivan
• 1995-1998 Carol keicar
• 1998-2002 Capella/626 midsize car
• 1998-2003 AZ-Offroad SUV
• 1998-2005 MX-5/Miata (second generation) convertible sports car
• 1999-2000 Carol keicar
• 1999-2000 Laputa keicar
• 1999-2004 Bongo small minivan
• 1999-2005 Premacy small minivan
• 1999- MPV minivan
• 2000-2003 Familia/Protegé/323 compact car
• 2001-2005 Carol keicar
• 2001- Mazda Tribute SUV
• 2001-2006 Laputa keicar
• 2002- Spiano keicar
• 2003- RX-8 sports car
• 2005- MX-5 (third generation) convertible sports car