1920
1920
- Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd is founded in Hiroshima, Japan.
1921
- Jujiro Matsuda becomes president.
1927
- Company becomes Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
1929
- Manufacturing of Toyo machine tools begins.
1930
1931
- Three-wheel truck production starts.
1932
- Begins export with 3-wheel trucks for China.
1935
- Production of rock drills and gauge blocks begins.
1940
1945
- (Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima)(End of World War II)
- Mazda loans part of headquarters' building to Hiroshima prefecture and all functions of the prefecture office are transferred there.(until July '46).
1949
- 3-wheeled truck exports restart (India).
1950
1951
- Jujiro Matsuda becomes chairman and Tsuneji Matsuda takes over as president.
1958
- Introduces Mazda Romper, 4-wheel light truck.
1960
1960
- Introduces Mazda R360 Coupe, first Mazda 2-door passenger car.
1961
- Enters into technical cooperation with NSU/ Wankel (formerly in West Germany) on rotary engines.
- Mazda Proceed (B-series 1500) compact pickup is introduced.
1962
- Begins local assembly in South Korea
- Introduces Mazda Carol 600, first Mazda 4-door passenger car.
1963
- Cumulative production reaches 1 million vehicles.
- Begins local assembly in South Africa.
- Introduces Mazda Familia Van.
1964
- Introduces Mazda E2000.
- First generation Mazda Familia (800/1000) is introduced.
1965
- Technical cooperation begins with Perkins Services N.V. (U.K.) on diesel engines.
- Miyoshi Proving Ground is completed.
- Introduces Mazda Proceed.
1966
- Introduces Mazda Bongo.
- Introduces Mazda Luce.
- New passenger car plant (Ujina) in Hiroshima is completed.
1967
- Full-scale export to the European market starts.
- Establishes sales company in Australia.
- Introduces Mazda Cosmo Sports (110S), Mazda’s first rotary engine vehicle.
- Fully redesigns Mazda 1000/1200.
1968
- Establishes sales company in Canada.
- Begins local assembly of passenger cars in Malaysia.
- Begins full-scale exports of rotary engine vehicles.
- Ford, Nissan and Mazda agree to establish Japan Automatic Transmission Company (JATCO).
1970
1970
- Mazda Familia cumulative production reaches 1 million vehicles.
- Exports to the U.S. begin.
- Mazda Capella (RX-2) is introduced.
- Kouhei Matsuda becomes president.
1971
- Establishes Mazda Motor of America (MMA).
- Begins local production in Indonesia.
- Introduces Mazda Titan.
- Introduces Mazda Savanna (RX-3).
- Begins supplying the Courier (Proceed) to Ford.
1972
- Completes Mazda Training Center in Taibi.
- Fully redesigns Mazda Luce (RX-4).
- Cumulative production reaches 5 million units.
1973
- Establishes sales company in West Germany.
- Cumulative export reaches 1 million units.
- Fully redesigns Mazda Familia.
1974
- Begins local production in the Philippines.
- Fully redesigns Mazda Capella.
- Completes Miyoshi Diesel Engine Plant.
1975
- Begins local production in Thailand.
- Introduces Corporate Identity (CI).
- Introduces Mazda Cosmo.
1977
- Fully redesigns Mazda Familia (Original GLC/323).
- Introduces Mazda Luce Regard.
- Kouhei Matsuda becomes chairman and Yoshiki Yamasaki takes over as president.
1978
- Cumulative production reaches 1 million units for rotary-engine cars.
- Introduces Mazda Savanna RX-7 (RX-7).
- Fully redesigns Mazda Capella.
1979
- New company symbol is adopted.
- Cumulative exports to North America reach 1 million vehicles.
- Mazda Education Center is established.
- Cumulative production reaches 10 million vehicles.
- Ford Motor Company and Mazda enter into a capital tie-up; Ford acquires a 25% equity stake in Mazda.
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