Mazda News

SEBRING, Fla. (March 16) - The Skip Barber Racing School is excited to announce an all-new iteration of its famous three-day competition course. The Skip Barber Mazda MX-5 Cup Three Day Racing School will use Mazda MX-5 race cars built by Skip Barber Racing to the exact same specifications as ...    Read more

The Associated Press (via Fox News ) reports that a Amy Berner of Troy, Michigan, drove into Suburban Imports to get an oil change for her car and was taken advantage by the dealership.According to Berner, she suffers bipolar disorder, which makes it difficult, if not impossible, for her ...    Read more

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that it has delivered one dual-fueled RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicle, which runs on either gasoline or hydrogen, to the Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI)*1. The Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE has a rotary engine with a dual-fuel system that allows the driver to select either ...    Read more

Carscoop posted some images of the upcoming Mazda Demio, or 2 (or Mazda2) to most of the world. Actually, the images show two different versions: the 'base' trim and a 2 fitted with the 'Sports Appearance Package'. While the blog saw more than a passing resemblance to ...    Read more

IRVINE, Calif. - Proving that safe doesn’t always have to mean boring, Mazda North American Operations today announced that the 2007 CX-7 (pictured) and 2007 MAZDA6 sedan are among the highest-rated vehicles in the latest safety tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The CX-7 achieved five-star ...    Read more

The Mazda Hakaze is the latest of Mazda’s “flow” concept vehicles created to showcase the automaker’s design future. Motor Trend Magazine had a chance to actually test-drive the concept it steps onto the runway at the Geneva Motor Show this week. The concept is designed around Mazda ...    Read more

Mazda Motor Corporation welcomed Alan Mulally president and CEO of the Ford Motor Company, to Mazda headquarters in western Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture this week. Ford is Mazda’s largest shareholder and strategic business partner, and this was Mulally’s first visit to Mazda in Hiroshima. Mazda’s President and CEO, Hizakazu ...    Read more

Last we we posted on Mazda Motor Corporation's all-new Mazda2 compact car. Set to debut next month at Geneva, little information had been released about it. Well, Mazda finally sent out an official press release with more details on this potential Cheverolet Aveo/Honda Fit/Nissan Versa/Toyota Yaris competitor. ...    Read more

IRVINE, Calif. – Mazda vehicles have claimed the top place in one of the world’s largest- ever reports on vehicle reliability. Nearly 92 percent of the Mazda cars studied, including the MX-5 Miata, aged between three and nine years old, suffered no mechanical failure of any type – outperforming all ...    Read more

Reuters reports that images of the all-new Mazda 2 have been released.A little history. In the ‘80s, Ford Motor Co. asked Mazda to build it an inexpensive, compact car. The result was the 1987 Ford Festiva. The Festiva led to the Autozam Revue in the ‘90s. From the Revue emerged ...    Read more

Kitesurfer fans, be forewarned. There’s a concept car coming from Mazda that just might capture your imagination. It’s called the Hazake and it has two kitesurfing boards stowed straight down the middle of the cabin. Why? Because like the sport of kitesurfing, which combines the skills of surfing and kite ...    Read more

On the surface, people purchase cars for transportation. That’s a no brainer. But there are many who believe that the car one drives is a reflection of his or her personality. Believe it or not, a British company, Wegener DM, did a study and put consumers into seven behavioral categories ...    Read more

The Mazda CX-9, the automaker's largest SUV, will be in showrooms and on sale just in time for that Valentine’s Day present.The seven-seater competes against the full-sized Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander and, to a lesser extent, the new Toyota RAV-4 and GMC Acadia. With a starting price of $26,032, it ...    Read more

From a “zoom-zoom” Tribute that’s good on gas as well as the environment, to today’s best cars for future collectors, to Scions blowing into the Windy City, here’s some of the latest news from the autosphere: ...    Read more

Record sales occurred in the UK, Russia, Spain, and Portugal. The automaker also experienced sales jumps in Germany and France.Sale of the Mazda5 diesel version, which was introduced in 2005, contributed heavily. Sales jumped a staggering 192.9 percent last year with the diesel version accounting for the majority of volumnThe ...    Read more

If you're a Mazda fan and always wanted to check out every vehicle created by the "zoom-zoom" company, we have a place on the 'Net for you.Mazda is showcasing its history of design and technology innovations in an online "museum". The site actually brings the company's museum at ...    Read more

DETROIT – Showing its commitment to improving the world’s air quality, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) will unveil the all-new 2008 Mazda Tribute Hybrid-Electric Vehicle (HEV) at the 2007 North American International Auto Show.With a hydrogen-powered version of the RX-8 and a hydrogen-powered hybrid version of the MAZDA 5 undergoing ...    Read more

We’re still reeling from the stunning Nagare (“Flow”) concept which Mazda Motor Corp., incredibly, was able to keep under wraps until the Los Angeles Auto Show last year. Now Mazda opens the floodgates for some “Gracious Flow”, the Ryuga, to overwhelm more jaded reporters. The Ryuga, like the Nagare, ...    Read more

Mazda Motor Corp. has announced that it will be selling its BT-50 pickup in the European market.The BT-50 debuted this year at the Bangkok Auto Show. Mazda plans to offer truck in two trims, L-Cab and XL-Cab; and two transmissions, a 5-speed manual and a new 5-automatic. It’s bigger than ...    Read more

Concepts dominated the second Los Angeles Auto Show this year and even the most jaded journalist was surprised by some of the offerings. The Nagare Concept stumped virtually all of us. Mazda was able to keep it under wraps since first announcing its would-be debut back ...    Read more

In order to bring some buzz to its launch of the new MX-5 Roadster Coupe, Mazda Europe is sponsoring a contest, "Make a Movie for Mazda and Win a Car."The website has videos of the power-retractable hard top version of the Roadster as the main character in several classic thriller ...    Read more

The first media day has come and gone at the Los Angeles Auto Show and we're stoked. The automakers went all out this year, debuting at least 21 new concepts or production models at last count. Our pre-holiday bags are filled with press kits and we've shot plenty of pictures. ...    Read more

Well, there’s not much except for the sketch.HIROSHIMA, Japan – Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the global reveal of an all-new concept car, Nagare (pronounced na-gah-reh), at the Greater Los Angeles International Auto Show, during a press conference at 4:05 PM on November 29, 2006. Following on the heels of ...    Read more

Automobile Magazine had a chance to check out the upcoming CX-9, Mazda’s latest SUV and replacement to the brand’s MPV minivan.Though visually similar to its smaller sibling, the CX-7, the CX-9 competes in a different segment, competing against the Honda Pilot and the like ...    Read more

IRVINE, Calif., October 26, 2006 – David Teichner, Chief Executive Officer of Channel M, the largest non-traditional media company in the world and leading provider of retail marketing services, announced that the new MAZDASPEED3 will be part of a unique marketing program involving the much anticipated Electronic Arts video game ...    Read more