Mazda Motor Corporation /マツダ株式会社 (Hiroshima)

Japan / Hiroshima / Fuchu / Hiroshima
 production, car assembly factory
Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ株式会社, Matsuda Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Hiroshima, Japan. During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales. The majority of these (nearly 1 million) were produced in the company's Japanese plants, with the remainder coming from a variety of other plants worldwide.

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Mazda began as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd, founded in Japan in 1920. Toyo Cork Kogyo renamed itself to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927. Toyo Kogyo moved from manufacturing machine tools to vehicles, with the introduction of the Mazda-Go in 1931. Toyo Kogyo produced weapons for the Japanese military throughout the Second World War, most notably the series 30 through 35 Type 99 rifle. The company formally adopted the Mazda name in 1984, though every automobile sold from the beginning bore that name. The Mazda R360 was introduced in 1960, followed by the Mazda Carol in 1962.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda
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Coordinates:   34°21'27"N   132°29'18"E

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  • Current production: Mazda 2, Mazda Verisa, Mazda Biante, Mazda 8, Mazda CX-9, Mazda MX-5, Mazda RX-8, Mazda E-Series
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