Focus on automotive: Mazda
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10/17/2017Mazda launched the production of the new CX-5 also at its No.2 factory in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The goal is to meet the growing demand of the crossover that is already assembled at the Hiroshima central plant, as well as in China and Malaysia.Since last December, Hofu's factory also co-operated with Hiroshima plant for the most compact CX-3... -
10/12/2017Mazda strengthens its position in the emerging Asean regions with the new CX-5 SUV produced in Malaysia where the model has just been marketed with a sales target of 500-600 units per month, that could be potentially doubled depending on demand.The SUV is already exported to Thailand and by the end of the year will also debut in Cambodia, the... -
10/10/2017Important presence of Mazda at the upcoming 45th edition of the Tokyo Motor Show (open to the public from 28 October to 5 November).The Hiroshima carmaker will unveil two new concepts, one to reveal the products of the next generation, and the other to embody the future stylistic language.Mazda will also be previewing the SkyActiv-X gasoline... -
10/04/2017Mazda's capital investments will mark the new record at the end of the current fiscal year (on March 31, 2018, up 20% over the previous year) and it will grow by another 30% in the next financial year.Mazda's expenses will reach the equivalent of about 1.4 billion dollars. Investments will involve the development of hybrid powertrains, the... -
09/28/2017Toyota has announced an agreement with Mazda and Denso (Toyota's main component supplier) to create a joint venture for electric vehicles production in the segments of cars, mini-vehicles, SUVs and light trucks.The new company will be called EV Common Architecture Spirit and will be managed at 90% by Toyota, while the remaining 10% share will be... -
09/28/2017Mazda is growing more and more in Malaysia, a key market for its expansion throughout Southeast Asia.The top model of this growth strategy is represented by the CX-5 compact SUV, whose local production began a month ago with components coming from the Japanese factories in Ujina and Hofu.The CX-5 made in Malaysia is already on the market in... -
09/19/2017The joint venture between Mazda and the local Sollers has anticipated the project to start production of Sky-Active G gasoline engines in the Far East of Russia by the end of the 2019/20 fiscal year.The goal is to assemble about 50,000 engines per year in a factory in the Primorye's high economic development zone. The joint venture started...