Mazda

This article is about the car manufacturer. For the Zoroastrian deity, see Ahura Mazda. For other uses, see Mazda (disambiguation).

Mazda Motor Corporation
Native name
マツダ株式会社
Matsuda Kabushiki Gaisha
Company typePublic
TYO: 7261
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedJanuary 30, 1920; 104 years ago (1920-01-30)
FounderJujiro Matsuda
Headquarters3-1 Shinchi, Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsMotor vehicles, engines
Production output
Increase 1.135 million vehicles (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]
Websitemazda.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 then acquired Abemaki Tree Cork Company.[8] It changed its name to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927 and started producing vehicles in 1931.[9]

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.[10] In the past and present, Mazda has been engaged in alliances with other automakers. From 1974 until the late 2000s, Ford was a major shareholder of Mazda. Other partnerships include Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu, Suzuki and Kia. In 2023, it produced 1.1 million vehicles globally.[1]

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, Matsuda.[11]

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