Japanese Automakers Preparing for Biggest US Production Expansion in a Decade!
19 Nov 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Back in 2011, Japanese automakers lost out a hefty chunk of sales in the US, as a direct result of the devastating earthquake that hit the country. Now, though, they are all planning to win back the...
Mazda to Build US-Bound Cars for Toyota in Mexico
9 Nov 2012, 12:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Mazda has announced that it will be building a model for Toyota, destined for the US market. Constructioon of the new car will take place at the Japanese manufacturer’s plant, in Guanajuato, M...
Mazda Sales in China Fall 45% in October
6 Nov 2012, 16:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Japanese car sales are really suffering, in China, and one of the hardest-hit of the Japanese automakers is Mazda, which recorded sales 45% poorer than those of the previous month. They only managed...
Mazda Miata Powered by Corvette LS2 V8 Drag Racing
6 Nov 2012, 14:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Oh, misses Miata, how you’ve changed over the years! But your charm and beauty from back in the day are not lost on the motorist who has a passion for drag racing. Weighing in at little more ...
Pre-Order an All-New Mazda6 and Win It (in the UK)
6 Nov 2012, 13:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Sounds counter-intuitive, but that’s exactly what Mazda UK wants you to do. After pre-ordering the all-new Mazda6 from one of the 140 dealers across the country, you stand a chance of winning ...
Car Look Alikes: Mazda Demio, Mercedes GLK
6 Nov 2012, 12:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We know what you’re thinking: the Mazda2 looks noting like a Mercedes GLK! But you haven’t seen the 1st generation in a long time have you? Production began in 1996 and ended in 2002, an...
Mazda Wants Its Own ‘Premium Supermini’
5 Nov 2012, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The idea of the premium supermini was introduced and popularized by BMW’s ‘New Mini’, yet now we have the Citroen DS3, Opel Adam and even the Peugeot 208, which is ‘bordering...
Mazda RX-7 Successor Coming in 2017
1 Nov 2012, 14:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda’s legendary Wankel-engined sportscar is making a comeback. However, the successor to the legendary RX-7 will arrive in 2017, meaning there will be a 5-year hiatus between that moment and...
Mazda CX-5 180 Attends 2012 SEMA
31 Oct 2012, 09:04 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda is placing a strong focus on the CX-5, the first of its new-age models and thus has brought not one or two, but three custom incarnations of the vehicle to the SEMA show. We shall start wit...
Mazda 6 Coupe to Arrive in 2014
29 Oct 2012, 11:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda is one of the car companies that is going through a strong reinvention process at the moment and we are here to talk about a new step down this patway, the coupe incarnation of the Mazda 6. ...
The New Rotary Engine: How to Make it Feasible
26 Oct 2012, 16:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While Mazda may have used the Wankel rotary engine extensively in many of their cars, since back in 1967, when they launched their first rotary-powered offering, the Cosmo 110S, a lightweight sports...
Mazda1 Could Be Developed with Fiat
22 Oct 2012, 14:14 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It’s been a while since we wrote about the Mazda1 and just when we were starting to wonder if the project had been buried, it came back into the spotlights. It seems that Mazda is still consid...
UK: Standard-Fit AEB Lowers Insurance Rates for All Mazda CX-5s
22 Oct 2012, 11:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following the Volvo V40, the Mazda is among the first cars to get a reduction in their insurance rates, thanks to the standard-fit Smart City Brake Support (SCBS), which is Mazda’s trademark A...
2013 "New-Look" Mazda CX-9 Facelift Revealed in Sydney
19 Oct 2012, 09:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda has brought no less than four models to this year’s Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, the all-new Mazda6 midsize sedan and wagon, the new-look MX-5 sportscar and this, the &...
Let’s Hope This Is the Next Mazda3!
18 Oct 2012, 15:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Mazda6 is one of, if not the best looking car in its class at the moment. It features no useless styling cues, or ‘design tricks’ to make it look like something it is not, instead be...
GM's Chance to Change Saturn's Fate
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As you've probably heard, GM's Saturn has quite a gloomy future as the American car manufacturer intends to abandon the brand and discontinue all models. However, there's only one &ld...
Best 2008 Car Design to Be Awarded at Geneva Auto Show
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Since the end of the year is rapidly approaching, Car Design News is preparing to reward the readers' favorite car designs of 2008. The design teams behind the most voted cars will receive a...
The Mazda 3 Gets 5 Doors at Bologna Motor Show
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / The new Mazda 3 was launched in its 5 door form at the Bologna motor show and it is considered by the producer “the sports compact that delivers exhilarating driving pleasure.” &ldquo...
Upgraded Mazda MX-5 Roadster Launched in Japan
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda Motors today announced that its refreshed Mazda MX-5 Roadster goes on sale today in Japan with all authorized dealerships to showcase the new model in the next few days. Prices for the upgrade...
Volkswagen Dealership Damaged by Man in Mazda Pick-Up Truck
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / How far can a fanatic go? One possible answer may be offered by the man who damaged five vehicles and urinated on other cars at a Volkswagen dealership, on late Monday night, in Hamilton, Ontario. ...