Year Founded
2007
Founder
Jujiro Matsuda
Headquarters
Fuchu, Hiroshima, Japan
Parent
Mazda Motor Corporation
Official Site
1934
In this logo, the company removed the Mitsubishi-like emblem, leaving only the wordmark. The word “Mazda” was written in a Japanese writing style. It has sharp edges with short serifs. Now the whole wordmark had blue color.
1931
As the company began manufacturing automobiles, it changed its logo. The new logo had the company name “Mazda” written transparently with a blue outline. This wordmark was placed on a triangle-like shape, similar to the Mitsubishi emblem. Three blue rhombuses are arranged in such a way that white space looks like a start. The arrangement of blue rhombuses and white space also resembled a triangle.
1928
The new minimalist logo was a red circle. A red line horizontally divided the circle. The line was interrupted by a central white space. This space as a whole looked like a bolt or machine part.
1920
The first Mazda logo, introduced in 1920, featured an image of cutters and other machine parts. This represented the company’s original focus on manufacturing machine tools. It was a black logo on a white background.
Mazda officially adopted Mazda Motor Corporation as its name in 1984. However, it is worth to mention that the company has already using Mazda name for its cars since 1931.
Mazda unique technologies set it apart from other car brands. They use specific terms like zoom-zoom philosophy for cars that are responsive as per needs. For design they use term Kodo, which means their cars are sleek and unique in style. Their cars are designed in such a way that it looks like a moving car even when the car is not moving.
Mazda uses TSKYACTIV® TECHNOLOGY to improve fuel efficiency and performance. Their engines, transmissions, chassis, and body structures are built with SKYACTIV® principles.
Company has many successful cars such as Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mazda RX Series, Mazda3 and Mazda6 and CX Series Crossovers. Company has started making electric cars. They already electric crossover car called the MX-30, and they’re working on even more electric models.
Mazda is famous for using various technologies. Such as rotary engine, TSKYACTIV® TECHNOLOGY, zoom-zoom philosophy and kodo design. These all concepts help Mazad make unique design and quality vehicles.
Mazda is owned by Mazda Motor Corporation. Top shareholders of Mazda Motor Corporation are The Master Trust Bank of Japan (15.6%), Custody Bank of Japan Ltd. (5.1%), and Toyota Motor Corporation (5.1%).
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