Oct 15, 2019
As your go-to Mazda dealers near Philadelphia, PA, we love sharing fun facts about the history of our brand. With these ten, easily digestible facts, you’ll feel like more of a Mazda pro than ever before. Visit our dealership to learn more!
10 Fun Facts About Mazda Motor Corporation
- Mazda started as an artificial cork manufacturing company called Toyo Cork Kogyo Company in 1920.
- The word Mazda is derived from the Zoroastrian term Ahura Mazda, which means “God of Life.”
- In 1931, Mazda introduced the three-wheeled Mazda-Go truck. It was so successful that Mazda produced only that model for the next 14 years.
- Mazda has used a wide range of emblems before choosing the “M” with stretched wings we see today. One emblem resembled a diamond in the middle of a circle.
- By its 50th anniversary, the Mazda Motor Corporation sold more than 20 million vehicles.
- In 2000, the Mazda MX-5 Roadster made the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling two-seat sports car. As if 2015, nearly one million models have been sold.
- Mazda used the phrase “Zoom-Zoom” for many years to describe the legendary motion its cars are known for, but its slogan recently changed to “Driving Matters.”
- The Mazda RX-7 was featured in two The Fast and the Furious movies thanks to its proven performance capabilities.
- Mazda developed its first rotary engine in 1963, which is what it’s still best known for today.
- The Mazda Motor Corporation was originally founded in Hiroshima, Japan.
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