It was also the fifteenth biggest automaker by production worldwide. The car manufacturer has had some bumps along the way. In this article, we look at the history of the Japanese automaker, and how they became the manufacturer we know and love today. Mazda began as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co.
It was formed in Hiroshima in January Originally founded to manufacture machine tools, Toyo Cork Kogyo had to be saved from bankruptcy in the late s. It was saved by Hiroshima Saving Bank as well as other business leaders in Hiroshima. It was in that Toyo Kogyo started making vehicles, with the introduction of the Mazda-Go autorickshaw. This was a three-wheeled truck. In , 66 units were built. The following year Toyo Kogyo started exporting these trucks to China. It was also using the Mazda-Go that Toyo Kogyo launched their first advertising campaign.
They covered 2, kilometers in 25 days. Notably, they produced the series 30 to 35 Type 99 rifle. As you are well aware, the war in Japan came to an end after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Exports of the Mazda-Go restarted in to India.
This was the Romper, a 4-wheel light truck. The first passenger car Mazda produced was the R Coupe. It was a two-door, four-seater coupe that made the dream of owning a car a reality for many workers in Japan. It also came in automatic and manual transmissions. In December alone, 4, units were bought.
The first four-door passenger car produced by Mazda was the Carol It was introduced in The following year, the Familia Van was launched. Production had reached 1 million vehicles by this point and Mazda was going from strength to strength. In the beginning of the s, Mazda put a huge effort into the development of the Wankel rotary engine. But World War II puts production on hold. When the atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima in , this is a turning point for Toyo Kogyo.
The surviving workshops are used as emergency hospitals. From that point onwards, Mazda pays homage to the unique mentality of the people of Hiroshima in its company philosophy : Mazda does things its own way, never gives up, and strives for the exceptional. At the end of the s the Mazda commercial vehicle programme includes about 30 models, from small mini vans to the Mazda Romper as a classic 1-ton pick-up. As early as the end of the s, Mazda begins to introduce computer systems into its production processes and Tsuneji Matsuda, the son of the first Mazda President, develops the Pyramid Vision.
It is a plan for expanding production to cars of different segments. This is followed two years later by the small saloon, the Mazda Carol , and later by the compact Mazda Familia With the sleek Bertone-designed Luce launched in the mids, Mazda then introduces a saloon as an alternative to its established European counterparts of the discerning intermediate class.
The history of Mazda is inextricably linked with the development of innovative drive technologies. The Japanese carmaker has never shied away from unconventional solutions — including the rotary engine. Under this assertive slogan, Mazda launches a super sports car unlike anything the world has ever seen.
It is the prelude to a unique success story, and today almost two million Mazdas with rotary engines have been sold. But Mazda also proves its creativity at the end of the s with the unrivalled and parallel sale of conventional piston engines, innovative rotary engines and highly efficient diesel engines.
The first market is Norway, but as early as , Mazda presents various models for the German market at the Frankfurt Auto Show.
It takes another three years before German sales officially begin, but sales begin in Canada as early as and the United States in The rotary engines in the Mazda R and Mazda RX-2 cause quite a stir, and from , every second Mazda is powered by a rotary engine. On 23 November, Mazda Motors Deutschland is founded.
That number will become the key to success for Mazda as a model name. Of course, Mazda was also a great way to remember the substantial founder, Jujiro Matsuda, whose family name is close to Mazda. Visit us or schedule a test drive to get a feel of the Mazda.
Our sales representatives will be happy to share such anecdotes from Mazda history. They will also provide you with in-depth research to zero in on a Mazda that suits your needs. After Toyo Kogyo Co. At one point, Mazda actually licensed the Wankel rotary engine design from Germany.
The first Mazda rotary engine appeared in the Cosmo Sport S in , and it was only 3 years later that Mazda entered the United States market. The rotary engine hit its stride, and the rest, as they say, is auto enthusiast history. Source: Quote super cool. The tradition of racing, while not apparent in its origins but an integral part of its past, fueled Mazda to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in
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