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CORPORATE PRODUCTS*
1960.5
Introduction of “R360 Coupe,”
Mazda’s first passenger car
1963.10
Introduction of the first “Familia”
1967.5
Introduction of the “Cosmo Sports (110s),”
Mazda’s first rotary engine vehicle
1980.6
“Familia (GLC/323)” is fully redesigned
1991.6
”Mazda 787B“ wins the 59th Le Mans
24-Hour Endurance Race, claiming the
first-ever victory for a Japanese
automobile
2002.5
Introduction of the first “Mazda6”
1978.3
Introduction of the first “Savanna RX-7”
1989.9
Introduction of the first “MX-5”
1996.8
Introduction of the first “Mazda2”
2003.10
Introduction of the first “Mazda3”
2016.5
“CX-9” is fully redesigned
(Launched in North America)
1971.9
Introduction of the first “Savanna”
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
1965. 5 Miyoshi Proving Ground is completed
1966. 11 Operations at new passenger car plant (Ujina) in Hiroshima are started
1979. 11 Ford Motor Company and Mazda enter into a capital tie-up
1981. 12 Operations at Hofu Transmission Plant (Nakanoseki district) are started
1982. 9 Operations at Hofu Plant (Nishinoura district) are started
1984. 5 Company is renamed Mazda Motor Corporation
1985. 1 Mazda Motor Manufacturing (USA) Corporation (MMUC), later called AutoAlliance
International (AAI) is established (Ended Mazda6 production in August 2012)
1995. 11 Mazda and Ford jointly establish AutoAlliance (Thailand) Company Limited (AAT),
a joint venture production company
1996. 5 Ratio of Ford’s ownership of Mazda stock is increased from 25% to 33.4%
1997. 10 North American operations are streamlined (Mazda North American Operations
commences operations)
1998. 3 European business is consolidated (Mazda Motor Europe commences operations)
1998. 8 Mazda Motor Logistics Europe N.V. is established
2000. 11 Medium-term plan “Millennium Plan” is announced
2003. 1 Production of Mazda6 commences at FAW Car Company in China
2004. 11 Medium-term plan “Mazda Momentum” is announced
2005. 1 Mazda Motor (China) is established
2005. 9 Joint venture engine production company in China is established
2007. 3 Medium-term plan “Mazda Advancement Plan” is announced
2007. 3 Long-term vision for technology development “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom”
is announced
2007. 10 Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (present Changan Mazda Automobile) Nanjing
Plant commences production of the Mazda2
2008. 11 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
2012. 11 Agreement is reached with Toyota on Toyota vehicle production at Mazda’s new
plant in Mexico
2013. 1 Business agreement is concluded for the production of sports cars for Fiat
Chrysler Automobiles
2014. 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
2016. 3 All-new Mazda MX-5 wins both 2016 World Car of the Year and World Car Design
of the Year
History of Mazda
1931.10
Production of 3-wheel truck “Mazda-go
DA model,” Mazda’s first automobile,
begins
2010.1
Next-generation SKYACTIV
TECHNOLOGY announced
2015.5
“MX-5” is fully redesigned
2012.2
Introduction of “CX-5”
* Launching date is based on the Japanese market
MAZDA ANNUAL REPORT 2016
71 Financial Section
Message from
Management
Review of Operations
Drivers of Value Creation
Foundations Underpinning
Sustainable Growth
Contents