2000
2005
- Ford, Mazda and Changan Automotive Group gain government approval for new assembly plant in Nanjing.
- First Auto Works and Mazda Motor Corporation Gain Government Approval for Joint Venture Distribution Company in China.
- Newly-renovated Mazda Museum opens.
- Introduced all new Mazda5 packed with innovative ideas.
- Mazda awarded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for its energy saving efforts for three years in a row.
- Hydrogen fuel filling station starts operations.
- All-new Mazda MX-5 unleashed at the Geneva Motor Show.
- Establishes Mazda Motor (Shanghai) Business Management & Consulting Co., Ltd.
- Introduces a new parts inventory management system, "M3P System".
- Mazda MX-5 3rd Generation Limited debuts at New York International Auto Show.
- FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd. (FMSC) announces its management team.
- FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd. (FMSC) holds opening ceremony.
- Commences an advanced automobile technology research project with the Hiroshima University Graduate School Engineering Research Dept.
- Mazda/Ford/Changan Automobile Nanjing engine production company joint venture contract signed.
- Operation of Ujina Plant No.1 paint line recommences.
- Wins Asahara Prize Science Promotion Award.
- Achieves bumper-to-bumper recycling.
- Gary A. Roe appointed President and CEO of AAI.
- Japan dealer's sales staff uniforms redesigned.
- Mazda Global Environmental Charter revised. Mazda Environmental committee strengthened.
- Mazda Motor (Shanghai) Business Management & Consulting Co., Ltd. founded.
- Develops world's first steel-to-aluminum friction spot welding technology.
- Releases FY2004 end-of-life vehicle recycling results.
- Increases production of Mazda3 in Japan.
- Implements 55-point action plan to prevent global warming.
- Opens China Engineering Support Center.
- Launches new generation MX-5.
- Establishes sales company, Mazda South East Asia, Limited, in Thailand.
- Fully redesigns Mazda Scrum Wagon and Scrum Van.
- Changan Ford Mazda Engine Co., Ltd. facility groundbreaking in Nanjing.
- Introduces next-generation telematics service Mazda G-BOOK ALPHA.
- Acquires all shares in New Zealand distributor, Mazda Motors of New Zealand Ltd.
- Campus grid computing used to achieve practical vehicle collision analysis in Hiroshima.
- Mazda MX-5 wins 2005-2006 Japan Car of the Year.
- Increases MZR engine production (1.8-liter to 2.3-liter) to 705,000 units per annum.
2006
- Sales company "Mazda Motor Rus OOO" founded (operations begin in April 2006).
- Announces the All-New Mazda CX-7 crossover SUV for the North American market.
- Mazda and Mitsubishi Corporation establish new energy supply company for Japan operations.
- Sales volume in China in 2005 exceeds 130,000.
- Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen Rotary Vehicle Escorts Runners in All-Japan Men's Marathon Relay Race.
- Launches fully-remodeled all-new Mazda MPV.
- Mazda donates Tribute Hybrids to Orange County Fire Authority in California.
- Mazda MPV production reaches one million units.
- Establishes a new sales company in Indonesia.
- Mazda3 MPS exhibited at the 2006 Geneva International Motor Show.
- Global reveal of the Mazda BT-50 at 2006 Bangkok International Motor Show.
- Global production of the Mazda6 reaches one million units.
- Expands rollout of advanced customer relations presentation tool, "Visual IT Presentation," to Japanese dealers.
- Begins commercial leasing of world's first rotary hydrogen vehicle (RX-8 Hydrogen RE).
- Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd. is renamed as Changan Ford Mazda with Mazda's Investment in Changan Ford.
- Introduces "Family of Experts" human resources system.
- Mazda establish a national sales company in Russia.
- Mazda Autozam sales channel in Japan cumulative sales reach one million units.
- Strengthens Madza/Ford/Changan Automobile partnership in China.
- Debuts all-new crossover SUV, CX-9, at New York International Motor Show.
- Restyles Mazda Spiano.
- Delivers two rotary hydrogen vehicles to Hiroshima City and Prefecture government authorities.
- Mazda5 wins highest crash safety rating from EU and Japanese New Car Testing Agencies.
- Wins the Asahara Prize Technology Promotion Award and the Asahara Design Award.
- Starts sales of all-new MPV in Hong Kong.
- Develops high-strength heat-resistant bioplastic with Hiroshima area partners.
- Holds opening ceremony for Mine Proving Ground.
- Launches freshened Mazda Axela (Mazda3) in Japan.
- Wins first ever Taguchi Award from the Japan Quality Engineering Society.
- Establishes new national sales company in Ireland.
- Mazda's Hofu Plant tops seven million units of production.
- Mazda to exhibit new Mazda MX-5 with power retractable hard top at the British International Motor Show.
- The car-carrying vessel, Cougar Ace, becomes stricken.
- Launches freshened Mazda Verisa.
- Launches 'Roadster Power Retractable Hard Top'.
- Mazda reaches one millionth Axela produced in Japan.
- Mazda6 marks three-millionth vehicle produced at AutoAlliance International.
- Hofu Plant produces 25 millionth transmission.
- Mazda CX-7 exhibited at the 2006 Paris International Motor Show.
- Mazda Demio production in Japan hits one million units.
- Establishes national sales companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- Renews Mazda official websites.
- Delivers RX-8 Hydrogen RE to Yamaguchi prefectural government.
- Starts production of the CX-9.
- MZR engine (1.8L-2.3L) production capacity increased to 756,000 units.
- Exhibits Mazda SASSOU and Mazda SENKU at Auto China 2006 in Beijing.
- 2.3L DISI turbo model of Mazda MPV won the Chairman's Award by the Eco Products Promotion Council.
- Reveals Mazda Nagare concept car in Los Angeles International Auto Show.
- Launches Mazda CX-7.
- Mazda Carol gets a facelift.
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