Brand Details
About Mazda
- Category
- Car
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Asia
- Founded
- 1920
- Founder
- Jujiro Matsuda
- Headquarters
- Hiroshima, Japan
- Parent
- Mazda Motor Corporation
- Format
- Transparent PNG
Shown for identification. Mazda and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner.
Brand History
The Mazda Story
Founded in 1920 as a cork producer, Mazda built three-wheeled trucks from 1931 and cars from 1960. It bet its future on the rotary engine — winning Le Mans outright in 1991 with the 787B, still the only Japanese and only non-piston winner — and created the MX-5 Miata, the world's best-selling roadster. Design ('Kodo') and driver focus define the modern brand.
Logo History
Evolution Of The Mazda Logo
1934–1991
Wordmarks and a Hiroshima-inspired 'M' emblem.
1992–1997
A diamond-in-oval mark, softened to avoid resemblance to Renault's.
1997–present
The 'wings' V inside an oval — a stylised M suggesting flight — refined but unchanged in essence.
Model Evolution
Mazda Through The Years
7 milestone models from 1960 to 2012.
1960Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
1963Photo: OSX · Public domain
1967Photo: Mytho88 · CC BY-SA 3.0
1978Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
1989Photo: 根川大橋 (Negawa Ohashi) · CC BY-SA 4.0
2003Photo: IFCAR · Public domain
2012Photo: Mr.choppers · CC BY-SA 3.0
Current Lineup
The range includes the Mazda3, CX-30 through CX-90 SUVs, the MX-5, and the MX-30 EV, with new rotary-hybrid tech returning as a range extender.
Sales
Approximately 1.24 million vehicles worldwide (2023).
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