- Freshened model features enhanced interior quality and a new body color -

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation has released refined versions of the Mazda Demio compact on sale in Japan. Known as the Mazda2 in overseas markets, the Mazda Demio has earned high praise in Japan and abroad. The freshened model goes on sale today at all Mazda, Mazda Anfini and Autozam dealerships nationwide. Manufacturer’s suggested retail prices range from 1,195,000 to 1,621,750 yen (including consumption tax).

The freshened interior features a glossy black center panel and matching materials for the seat cover centers and door trim. New silver garnish on the shift knob, parking brake and inner door handles adds to the enhanced overall quality. Aluminum Metallic, a dark silver exterior body color, has also been added to reflect the quality improvements.

Main features of the refined Demio

Interior
- High quality semi-gloss black metallic center panel
- Matching seat cover centers and door trim (three designs: Calm White, Multi Black and Sporty Black)
- Silver garnish: parking brake release button, inner door handles and all automatic air conditioner dials.
- Silver highlights on the shift knob (automatic transmission [AT] and CVT models). An illuminated shifter display has also been added to make driving at night easier (AT and CVT models).
- Silver ring on the manual transmission shift boot.

Exterior
- A new dark silver exterior body color, Aluminum Metallic, enhances the sense of high quality. There are now twelve available body colors.

Other features
- Fully automatic air conditioning and an Alleru [Allergy] Buster* unit (a particulate filter to aid allergy sufferers) now come as standard equipment (SPORT grade).
* Alleru [Allergy] Buster® is a registered trademark of Panasonic Co., Ltd.

Continue reading →

Share This

HIROSHIMA, Japan—For the first time ever, a Mazda2 three-door hatchback joins the popular Mazda2 model range. Bringing with it all the attributes of the five-door hatchback, the three-door model is even sportier and more affordable. Mazda will showcase the world premiere of this new vehicle at the 78th annual Geneva International Motor Show to be held from Tuesday, March 4, through Sunday, March 16, 2008.

The new Mazda2 three-door hatchback is designed to attract new customers to further Mazda’s continued growth in the European market. It comes with the same lively and responsive MZR 1.3-liter and 1.5- liter gasoline, powertrains, and the same MZ-CD 1.4-liter common-rail turbo diesel, as the five-door hatchback. These engines achieve high fuel efficiency along with particularly low CO2 emissions.

Continue reading →

Share This

Mazda2 delivers impressive fuel efficiency thanks to a weight reduction of nearly 100 kilograms and world-class safety protection -

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that the new Mazda2 was awarded the five-star maximum rating in the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) adult occupant protection safety test. This is the second five-star score from Euro NCAP awarded to a Mazda vehicle; the first was given to the Mazda5 (known as the Premacy in Japan) in September 2005.This Euro NCAP five-star rating for adult occupant safety is a validation of the Mazda2’s world-class crash protection in a compact car which also achieves outstanding fuel economy and boasts many user-friendly features.

Continue reading →

Share This

World-class, flexible manufacturing facility will serve as small car production hub for ASEAN region, South Africa, Australia & New Zealand

  New production expected to create up to 8,000 direct and indirect jobs
Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation today announced plans to invest more than US$500 million in a new, highly-flexible small passenger car plant at AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) – the successful joint-venture of the two global automotive leaders. Senior executives from Ford and Mazda made the announcement at a press conference in Bangkok.
The new, flexible small car plant will utilize the same automated systems and processes, and state-of-the-art auto manufacturing technologies as the Changan Ford Mazda plant that was launched last month in Nanjing, China.

         AAT will begin manufacturing Ford and Mazda’s respective small cars in 2009, which will compete in what the auto industry refers to as the ‘B-car’ category. AAT will also be able to accommodate a more diversified range of products in the future, with simultaneous production of different passenger cars that extend up through the mid-size segment. 

Continue reading →

Share This

TOKYO (AFP) — US auto giant Ford and its Japanese partner Mazda said Tuesday they will develop a 500 million-dollar plant to build passenger cars in Thailand, eyeing the growing market in Southeast Asia.

The plant is expected to be operational in 2009 and create 8,000 jobs, 2,000 of them directly and the rest through suppliers and related businesses, Mazda Motor Corp. said in a statement.

Continue reading →

Share This