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Mazda - Does it have a good future in US?

1989 messages,  Last post on Nov 09, 2012 at 7:46 AM

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#1980 of 1989 Re: going its own way [nippononly] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

May 27, 2012 (12:50 pm)

Replying to: nippononly (May 27, 2012 11:05 am)
I wonder if the crash test video of the little Smart car a few years back convinced people that light cars can be relatively safe (still depends on what you hit I guess).

#1981 of 1989 going boing-boing by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Jun 29, 2012 (5:38 am)

"The last Mazda using the rotary, which won fans with its ability to generate more power than traditional power plants of the same size, will roll off the assembly line this month at the company's Hiroshima factory and headquarters.
 
The only unprofitable Japanese automaker said it believes demand for more environmentally friendly cars will continue to grow and help it post its first profit in five years."
 
Mazda's famed rotary engines roll to end of road this month (Detroit News)

#1982 of 1989 leaving town by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Aug 24, 2012 (7:02 am)

"The last Mazda is expected to roll off the assembly line in Flat Rock today as the Japanese automaker hands the keys to the plant back to its one-time parent, Ford Motor Co.
 
Known as AutoAlliance International, the plant has been run as a joint venture between Ford and Mazda since 1992, producing the Mazda6 sedan and the Ford Mustang muscle car.
 
Workers will mark the end of Mazda production with a small ceremony inside the plant today, but neither automaker is keen to draw attention to the event."
 
Mazda bows out in Flat Rock (Detroit News)

#1983 of 1989 Re: leaving town [steve_] by bpizzuti

Aug 24, 2012 (7:06 am)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Aug 24, 2012 7:02 am)
Well, it's not like they own the place, Ford owns it.
 
Maybe Mazda can buy one of those GM plants that they'll need to auction off.

#1984 of 1989 Re: leaving town [bpizzuti] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Aug 24, 2012 (7:09 am)

Replying to: bpizzuti (Aug 24, 2012 7:06 am)
That's how Mazda initially wound up in Flat Rock - bought the factory and refurbed it before Ford came along and bought them out. With the currency savings, Mazda could afford to build a new US factory - the yen is going to kill them at home.

#1985 of 1989 Re: leaving town [steve_] by bpizzuti

Aug 24, 2012 (7:16 am)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Aug 24, 2012 7:09 am)
They've already got that project in Mexico going on, I doubt they have the resources to get another North American plant started. Though I'd love to see something on this side of the pond churning out the Mazda3 and the CX-5.

#1986 of 1989 Re: leaving town [bpizzuti] by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Aug 24, 2012 (7:25 am)

Replying to: bpizzuti (Aug 24, 2012 7:16 am)
Is the Mazda 3 different from the Mazda3? Pardon me, the MAZDA3. I hate these naming schemes - does anyone really call their Miata an MX-5?
 
The interesting sentence in my link said that Mullaly thought that the Ford engineers were relying too much on Mazda. I always liked that alliance but guess a 30 year run was pretty good.

#1987 of 1989 Re: leaving town [steve_] by bpizzuti

Aug 24, 2012 (7:47 am)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Aug 24, 2012 7:25 am)
The official model name is MAZDA3, so technically it's a Mazda MAZDA3.
 
That's generally what people call it too, so it makes sense. Anyway, Mually was right, Mazda was pretty much designing all of Ford's small cars and engines. The 2L in the Focus is a massaged MZR.

#1988 of 1989 bye bye Ford, hello Toyota by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Nov 09, 2012 (7:23 am)

"Under the agreement announced Friday, Mazda will annually produce 50,000 subcompacts, based on the Mazda2 but under the Toyota brand by mid-2015. Toyota Motor Corp. will invest in equipment and other costs for the production increase, both sides said."
 
Mazda to produce Toyota-brand vehicles in Mexico (Detroit News)

#1989 of 1989 Re: bye bye Ford, hello Toyota [steve_] by bpizzuti

Nov 09, 2012 (7:46 am)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Nov 09, 2012 7:23 am)
I wonder if one of the conditions of the deal was an anti-compete clause? That would explain Mazda removing the Mazda2 from the US lineup.
 
So now we'll get the ToyotaSpeed2? So long as Toyota isn't designing Mazda's cars, I really don't like Toyotas.

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