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1920.1 Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., is founded
1927.9 Company becomes Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
1930.9 New plant is constructed in Hiroshima (Aki-gun, Fuchu-cho)
1961.7 Mazda enters into technical cooperation with NSU / Wankel on rotary engines
1963.3 Cumulative domestic production reaches 1 million vehicles
1966.11 Start of operations at new passenger car plant (Ujina) in Hiroshima
1967.3 Full-scale exports to the European market begin
1970.4 Exports to the U.S. begin
1979.6 Cumulative domestic production reaches 10 million vehicles
1979.11 Ford Motor Company and Mazda enter into a capital tie-up
1981.12 Start of operations at Hofu Transmission Plant (Nakanoseki district)
1982.9 Start of operations at Hofu Plant (Nishinoura district)
1984.5 Company is renamed Mazda Motor Corporation
1985.1 Establishment of Mazda Motor Manufacturing (USA) Corporation (MMUC),
later called AutoAlliance International (AAI)
1987.4 Cumulative domestic production reaches 20 million vehicles
1995.4 Cumulative domestic production reaches 30 million vehicles
1995.11 Mazda and Ford jointly establish AutoAlliance (Thailand) Company Limited (AAT),
a joint venture production company
1996.5 The ratio of Ford’s ownership of Mazda stock is increased from 25% to 33.4%
2000.11 Mid-term plan “Millennium Plan” is announced
2003.1 Production of Mazda6 commences at FAW Car Company in China
2004.11 Mid-term plan “Mazda Momentum” is announced
2005.9 Joint venture engine production company in China is established
2006.2 Production of Mazda3 at Changan Ford Automobile plant in Chongqing begins
2007.3 Mid-term plan “Mazda Advancement Plan” is announced
2007.3 Long-term vision for technology development: ”Sustainable Zoom-Zoom” is announced
2007.7 Cumulative domestic production reaches 40 million vehicles
200 7.9 Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd. (CFMA) launches operations
at its new manufacturing plant in Nanjing, China
2008.11 The ratio of Ford’s ownership of Mazda stock is reduced from 33.4% to 13.8%
2010.4 “Framework for Medium- and Long-term Initiatives” is announced
2012.2 “Structural Reform Plan” is announced
2012.9 Mazda and Sollers establish Mazda Sollers, a joint venture production company in Russia
201 2.11 Agreement is reached with Toyota on Toyota vehicle production
at Mazda’s new plant in Mexico
201 3.1 Business agreement is concluded for the production of sports cars for
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
20 14.1 Operations at the new Mexico plant (MMVO) are started
2015.1 Production at new transmission plant (MPMT) in Thailand is started.
2015.4 “Structural Reform Stage 2” is announced
2015 .5 Toyota and Mazda enter into an agreement geared
toward the establishment of a business partnership
CORPORATE
PRODUCT*
1931.10
Production of 3-wheel truck
“Mazda-go DA model,”
Mazda’s fi rst automobile, begins
1960.5
Introduction of “R360 Coupe,”
Mazda’s fi rst passenger car
1963.10
Introduction of the fi rst “Familia”
1967.5
Introduction of the “Cosmo Sports (110s),”
Mazda’s fi rst rotary engine vehicle
1980.6
“Familia (GLC/323)” is
fully redesigned
1996.8
Introduction of the fi rst
“Mazda2”
2003.10
Introduction of the fi rst
“Mazda3”
2012.2
Introduction of “CX-5”
2014.9
“Mazda2” is fully redesigned
2015.2
Introduction of “CX-3”
2015.5
“MX-5” is fully redesigned
2013.11
“Mazda3” is fully redesigned
* Launching date is based on the Japanese market
1991.6
”Mazda 787B“ wins the 59th Le Mans 24-Hour
Endurance Race, claiming the fi rst-ever victory
for a Japanese automobile
2002.5
Introduction of the fi rst “Mazda6”
2010.1
Next-generation
SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY announced
2012.11
“Mazda6” is fully redesigned
1920 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
1989.9
Introduction of the fi rst “MX-5”
History of Mazda
Mazda Annual Report 2015
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CONTENTS
Growth Strategy
Message from Management
Introduction
Review of Operations
Foundations Underpinning
Sustainable Growth