Takashi Yamanouchi

Mazda Motor Corporation may revise its plan to increase exports because of stagnating demand in the United States, according to CEO Takashi Yamanouchi. “We will keep our overall framework for our midterm plan, but we may change some parts. We’re studying about whether to maintain our plan to raise our export ratio to 85 percent from 80 percent,” Yamanouchi was quoted as saying by Bloomberg. The Japanese automaker had hoped to increase U.S. sales to about 400,000 units by 2016, as part of...Read Full Story

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that it has signed formal agreements and begun preparations to establish a Mazda vehicle production facility in Mexico and a sales company in Brazil, in alliance with Sumitomo Corporation. Through the new joint ventures, Mazda and Sumitomo intend to combine their individual strengths in order to enhance both companies’ business in the rapidly growing Central and South American markets. The Mexico production facility will be...Read Full Story

All this hype about electric and alternative powertrains can tend to drone on a bit and of course the concepts and ideas are not met without controversy. Because the biggest problem with electric vehicles is their limited range and recharge time, many analysts said that the government is not ready for electric cars because they just are not practical in most situations, which most American experience on a daily basis. Mazda recognizes this, and consequently expected a growth in gasoline...Read Full Story

Tweet Email With Peugeot-Citroen almost entering India, its Mazda which is the only famous carmaker not yet having any sort of presence in the country. One of the most growing automobile markets in the world will soon see the 5th largest Japanese car maker launch its vehicles. Mazda has a wide range of cars and is popular for the Rotary engines which power the RX-8 sports car. Other popular models of the car maker include the Miata and the MX-5. The company plans to launch the Mazda 2...Read Full Story

The following reports from Mazda ending its joint venture with Ford last week, Mazda today confirmed that it will build the next generation Mazda6 at its Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. "Currently, production of the Mazda6 (known as the Atenza in Japan) are three locations: at our Hofu Plant in Japan, Auto Alliance International (AAI) in Michigan, USA, and FAW Car Co., Ltd. in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Our intention is to move production of our next CD car to North...Read Full Story