I love compact SUV's. They offer space, function, utility and a look that is less intimidating than the large utility vehicles you see on the road. This segment is full of well known vehicles like the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-9, Chevy Equinox and Hyundai Sante Fe. When most people are cross-shopping, the Mitsubishi Outlander rarely comes to mind.
The U.S. Supreme Court injected new life into a suit against Ford brought by the mother of a South Carolina teenager killed in a 2002 pickup truck accident.
TORONTO, Ontario -- Mazda has decided to concentrate its R&D activities on a very unique and radical technology: the internal combustion (IC) engine.
The U.S. Supreme Court opened the auto industry to new lawsuits over seatbelt design, ruling that Mazda must defend against claims pressed by the family of a woman killed while riding in an MPV minivan.
The last time I actually drove the base model Lancer was last year when my girlfriend was shopping for a new car. She knew she wanted a four door, practical sedan, that was it - we test drove the Honda Civic, Mazda3, Ford Focus and Mitsubishi Lancer.
Mazda Motor wants to increase use of overseas parts in domestic production to as much as 30% because the yen is too strong to make export dependent output profitable.
Mazda is studying various options for its unprofitable U.S. plant operated jointly with longtime partner Ford, CFO Kiyoshi Ozaki said today. Japan's second-largest automotive exporter will announce plans for the Flat Rock, Mich.
Mazda announced at the Canadian International Auto Show that the Mazda3 will become available with the new SKYACTIV powertrain and receive a few cosmetic upgrades upon its release this fall.
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In the race to boost fuel economy, overhauling the internal combustion engine is all the rage. Ford, Hyundai and Mazda are among those focusing on direct injection, turbochargers and improved transmissions as they reinvent their powertrain lineups.
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Ford's two joint ventures in China sold 53,300 vehicles in January, up 20 percent from the same period last year. Much of Ford's sales growth was generated by the Ford Focus compact car -- which is built by Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co.
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Left Lane News reports that Mazda will make some sort of announcement about its future diesel offerings at the New York International Auto Show in April.
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Prices of used vehicles are high and their quality is low, says Mark Baer, owner of Budd Baer Buick-GMC-Subaru-Mazda in Washington, Pa., just south of Pittsburgh.
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Japanese automakers, long protective of their domestic manufacturing base, are scrambling to shift more production to the United States and other overseas locations. Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda and even Toyota, the flag-bearer of Japan Inc.
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Mazda on Friday built its 900,000th MX-5 Miata, raising the bar on its Guinness World Record for best-selling two-seat sports car.
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World’s most popular Roadster sets production record after 21 years, 10 months.
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Mazda announced that its MX-5 roadster is about to make history once again. With 900,000 units sold since April 1989, the iconic Japanese will retain its title of "Best-selling two-seat sports car" in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Mazda Motor Corp. posted a net loss of 2.7 billion yen ($33.1 million) for the three months ended Dec. 31 after a stronger yen cut the competitiveness of its exports. Mazda's loss, its first in two quarters, compared with a profit of 4.
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