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Mazda Motor Corporation typically called simply Mazda, is usually a Japanese multinational automaker situated in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.In 2015, Mazda produced 1.5 million vehicles for global sales, many which (nearly a million) were made in the company's Japanese plants, with all the remainder from the variety of other plants worldwide. In 2015, Mazda was the fifteenth biggest automaker by production worldwide.Mazda began since the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd, founded in Hiroshima, Japan, 30 January 1920. Toyo Cork Kogyo renamed itself to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927. In the late 1920s this company had to be saved from bankruptcy by Hiroshima Saving Bank as well as other business leaders in Hiroshima.In 1931 Toyo Kogyo moved from manufacturing machine tools to vehicles together with the introduction on the Mazda-Go autorickshaw. Toyo Kogyo produced weapons for that Japanese military through the entire Second World War, such as the series 30 through 35 Type 99 rifle. The company formally adopted the Mazda name 26 years ago, though every automobile sold from the start bore that name. The Mazda R360 has been available since 1960, as well as the Mazda Carol in 1962.Mazda Cosmo SportBeginning within the 1960s, Mazda was inspired from the NSU Ro 80 and chose to put a significant engineering effort into development with the Wankel rotary engine as a method of differentiating itself using Japanese auto companies. The company formed an organization relationship with German company NSU and began while using limited-production Cosmo Sport of 1967, and continuing to this particular day together with the Pro Mazda Championship, Mazda is among the most sole manufacturer of Wankel-type engines for your automotive market, largely by way of attrition (NSU and Citroën both lost the fight on the design over the 1970s, and prototype Corvette efforts by General Motors never made it to production.This effort to get attention to itself apparently helped, as Mazda rapidly begun to export its vehicles. Both piston-powered and rotary-powered models made their way around the globe. The rotary models quickly shot to popularity for their mixture of good power and lightweight weight in comparison with piston-engined competitors that required heavier V6 or V8 engines to make the same power. The R100 as well as the RX series (RX-2, RX-3, and RX-4) led send out export efforts.During 1968, Mazda started formal operations in Canada (MazdaCanada) although Mazdas were affecting Canada around 1959. In 1970, Mazda formally entered the American market (Mazda North American Operations) and was very successful there, going as much as to create the Mazda Rotary Pickup (based within the conventional piston-powered B-Series model) solely for North American buyers. To this day, Mazda continues to be only automaker to get produced a Wankel-powered pick up truck. Additionally, additionally it is the only marque to get ever offered a rotary-powered bus (the Mazda Parkway, offered only in Japan) or station wagon (from the RX-3 and RX-4 lines for several markets). After nine numerous years of development, Mazda finally launched its new model within the U.S. in 1970.Mazda's rotary success continued before the onset on the 1973 oil crisis. As American buyers (in addition to those in other nations) quickly taken on vehicles with better fuel efficiency, the relatively thirsty rotary-powered models did start to fall out of favor. Combined with being the least-efficient automaker in Japan (when it comes to productivity), inability to accommodate excess inventory and over-reliance within the U.S. market, the corporation suffered a huge decrease in 1975. An already heavily indebted Toyo Kogyo was about the verge of bankruptcy and only agreed to be saved over the intervention of Sumitomo keiretsu group, namely Sumitomo Bank, plus the companies subcontractors and distributors. However, the organization had not totally turned its back on piston engines, because it continued to provide a selection of four-cylinder models through the entire 1970s. The smaller Familia line especially became vital to Mazda's worldwide sales after 1973, as did the somewhat larger Capella series.Mazda RX-7 (first generation)Mazda refocused its efforts making the rotary engine a choice for your sporting motorist as opposed to a mainstream powerplant. Starting using the lightweight RX-7 in 1978 and continuing using the modern RX-8, Mazda has continued its dedication to the present unique powerplant. This switch in focus also resulted within the development of another lightweight racecar, the piston-powered Mazda MX-5 Miata (sold because Eunos and later on Mazda Roadster in Japan), inspired from the concept 'jinba ittai'. Introduced in 1989 to worldwide acclaim, the Roadster continues to be widely credited with reviving the concept on the small performance car after its decline within the late 1970s.