Amati Cars

Amati
Company typeDivision
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1988
Defunct1992
HeadquartersIrvine, California
Key people
Dick Colliver (President)
ProductsLuxury vehicles
ParentMazda

Amati was a proposed luxury brand announced by Mazda in August 1991[1] as part of Mazda's expansion plan with the launch of the Autozam, Eunos, and ɛ̃fini marques in hopes of becoming Japan's 3rd largest automaker. It was scheduled to launch in 1994 as a competitor to fellow Japanese luxury car marques Acura, Infiniti and Lexus as well as American and European luxury vehicles. However, when the Japanese economy collapsed in early 1992 Mazda faced a liquidity shortage and was unable to complete development of the brand. Mazda announced the cancellation of the Amati brand in October 1992[2] and the completed vehicles were sold under Mazda's existing brand names.

  1. ^ Amy Harmon; John O’Dell (21 August 1991). "Mazda to Enter Luxury Market With Two Sedans". The Amati, designed in Irvine as was the Miata, hasn’t yet been priced but will probably range between $25,000 and $45,000. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ Pollack, Andrew (October 27, 1992). "Mazda Drops Luxury Line Plan for U.S." New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 20 December 2016.