Mazda

Plants

For 2010, Mazda's assembly plants in 21 countries allow it to export its cars to 120 countries around the world.

Business in Russia

• Mazda Sollers Manufacturing Rus
• Mazda Motor Rus

By mid-2006, Mazda in Russia was represented in 18 dealerships in 11 Russian cities.

In November 2022, the Japanese corporation Mazda Motor, against the background of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, decided to cease its activities in Russia and transfer a stake in a joint venture in Vladivostok to PJSC Sollers Auto for €1 (one euro) with the possibility of repurchasing the stake back in the next 3 years.

History

Since 2008, the president of Mazda has been Takashi Yamanuchi, who has been working at Mazda since 1967, but in 2014 he retires.

In recent years, Yamanuchi has managed to develop the company, despite the unfavorable exchange rate, open the first plant outside Japan - in Mexico, as well as introduce new Skyactiv technologies and a design called Kodo, which is flaunted by today's lineup of brands.

The new head of Mazda in 2014 is the vice president of the company Seita Kanai.

2024

Mazda cars have defective software that cripples drivers and passengers

On September 19, 2024, Mazda announced the recall of the MX-5 Miata sports cars. The identified problem can cause airbags to fire too hard even in the event of a minor traffic accident, as a result of which the driver and front passenger can be injured. Read more here.

Ford and Mazda recognized a marriage of 475 thousand cars. Airbags in them explode and kill

In mid-August 2024, Ford and Mazda warned owners of more than 475,000 older cars to have a dangerous marriage involving Takata airbags. Failure of superchargers can cause serious injuries and even death of passengers. The warning applies to more than 374,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars produced from 2004 to 2014 and nearly 83,000 Mazda cars produced from 2003 to 2015.

Takata inflators are known to use volatile ammonia nitrate to create a small explosion when inflating airbags in an accident. However, the eimic substance can degrade over time under the influence of high temperatures and humidity. As a result, in a collision, faulty Takata airbag superchargers explode, breaking a metal container and throwing out fragments that can seriously injure or kill people in the car. All these problems were identified earlier, but the repair of cars was not completed. It is known that due to faulty inflators in the United States alone, 27 people were killed in the accidents, and more than 400 people were injured. In total, at least 35 people were killed in Malaysia, Australia and the United States due to Takata airbags.

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The airbag explosions sent Takata into bankruptcy. After identifying this dangerous fault, the largest series of car recalls in US history was launched, in which manufacturers had to replace at least 67 million airbags. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes that many of the vehicles have never been repaired, in particular older models.

Even minor accidents can cause Takata airbags to explode, which can kill or cause horrific injuries, the companies said in a statement. - The older the model, the higher the risk.[1]

Toyota, Mazda, Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki used special software to falsify car safety data

The largest Japanese automakers Toyota,, and Mazda Yamaha Honda Suzuki used specialized to software falsify crash tests and other car safety tests. This was announced on June 4, 2024 by the Ministry, transport Japan having published the preliminary results of a large-scale audit of the activities of local automakers. More. here

2017: Mazda to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles

The Japanese car company Mazda announced in September 2017 its intention to completely abandon the production of cars with diesel and gasoline internal combustion engines after 2030. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Kyodo agency.

The firm plans to produce only machines with electric and hybrid propulsion systems. There is only one hybrid in the brand's lineup - the Axela hatchback version.

The company's management decided to take such a step in order to strengthen its position in the European market, as well as in connection with the widespread tightening of requirements for the environmental friendliness of engines and the amount of harmful emissions.