Mazda

34°22′37″N 132°30′03″E / 34.3770577°N 132.5008222°E / 34.3770577; 132.5008222

Mazda Motor Corporation
Native name
マツダ株式会社
Matsuda Kabushiki Gaisha
Company typePublic (K.K.)
TYO: 7261
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedJanuary 30, 1920 (1920-01-30)
FounderJujiro Matsuda
Headquarters3-1 Shinchi, Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Kiyotaka Shobuda
    (Chairman)
  • Masahiro Moro
    (President and CEO)
ProductsMotor vehicles, engines (1,135 thousand units, FY 2023)[1]
RevenueIncrease ¥3.8 trillion (FY 2023)[2]
Increase ¥142 billion (FY 2023)[2]
Increase ¥143 billion (FY 2023)[2]
Owners
Number of employees
48,750 (2022)[4]
Websitewww.mazda.com

Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ株式会社, Matsuda Kabushiki gaisha), also known as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan.[5] The company was founded on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., a cork-making factory, by Jujiro Matsuda.[6][7] The company acquired Abemaki Tree Cork Company.[8] It changed its name to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927 and started producing vehicles in 1931.[9] The name Mazda was derived from Ahura Mazda, the god of harmony, intelligence and wisdom in Zoroastrianism, as well as from the surname of the founder.[10] Mazda is one of the largest automakers in Japan and the world. In 2015, it produced 1.5 million vehicles for global sales, of which nearly one million were made in Japan and the rest in various other countries.[11] It ranked as the 15th-largest automaker by production volume globally in 2015.[12] Mazda is known for its innovative technologies, such as the Wankel engine, the SkyActiv platform, and the Kodo Design language. It also has a long history of motorsport involvement, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 with the rotary-powered Mazda 787B.[13] Mazda has several alliances and partnerships with other automakers, such as Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu, Suzuki and Ford.

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