Car News In the Rearview: Mazda Motors Are Under Pressure
Hello, and welcome to In the Rearview, where we bring you the week’s car news, in delightful, travel-size form. First up this week is your reminder that robots are continuing…
[PHOTOS] Meet the 2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata Sport Venture
Photo: Mazda Mazda has delivered yet another special-edition Miata. This time, lucky drivers in the United Kingdom will have a chance to take home the new 2021 Mazda MX-5 Miata…
[PHOTOS] Mazda Shows Off MX-5 RF, World Car of the Year Awards at New York
Some of you (hi, mom!) may remember the article I wrote a while back hoping that the “something new” that Mazda was going to unveil in New York was going…
Mazda Announces Mundane MSRP and Feature Updates for CX-9’s Second Year
Last year, Mazda unveiled its newly redesigned CX-9, putting a new, more attractive face as well as a much-overhauled design onto its largest SUV. At the time, the new SUV…
2021 Mazda CX-3 Overview
Photo: Mazda Holding a spot in the Mazda lineup between the Mazda3 Hatchback and the Mazda CX-30, the Mazda CX-3 offers a decent suite of standard features at an affordable…
Mazda Achieves Year-Over-Year Sales Increase Despite Pandemic
Photo: Mazda We all know that 2020 wasn’t the best year for the auto industry — or much of anything else, really. Despite that, Mazda North American Operations managed to…
Mazda Lengthens Cleaning and Maintenance Program for Healthcare Workers
Photo: Mazda During the pandemic, hardworking healthcare heroes need all of the support they can get. Back in April, Mazda gave a helping hand to healthcare workers by offering the…
May Mazda Sales Increase 22.5 Percent
The Mazda CX-5 enjoyed its best May ever this past month May Mazda sales totaled 28,731 vehicles, which amounts to a 22.5 percent year-over-year increase and the best month of May…
Calm Mazda August Sales Conceal Powerful Undercurrents
Mazda North America Operation’s sales for August 2018, on the surface, seem pretty calm. In total, it sold 25,816 vehicles, a decrease of 0.1 percent versus last August and a…
Mazda Announces Higher Price, More Features for New MX-5 Global Cup Car
Mazda Motorsports announced that soon the Mazda MX-5 Cup car would receive several enhancements, which would be reflected in the car’s price. Starting on September 7th, the price for an…
Mazda Distributes Its Newest Creation: The EX-7 Egg Boiler
In the past, Mazda’s KODO: Soul of Motion design language has produced some wonderful things: The MX-5, a couch, a bicycle, and all the rest of Mazda’s lineup. Now, we can…
Ace Metrix Names Mazda North American Operations 2015 Automotive Brand of the Year
Well, well, well. It seems that Mazda isn’t done getting awards for 2015. Ace Metrix, a video advertising analytics company, has announced that Mazda North American Operations is the company’s…
Mazda Donates $215,000 to Food Banks
Photo: mauri212 Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Mazda has been finding ways to pitch in. And with an estimated one-sixth of Americans at risk of facing hunger this year, Mazda…
Mazda Honors Community Heroes with a Chance to Win a Miata
Photo: Mazda Since the early days of the pandemic, Mazda has made an effort to support essential workers with the Essential Car Care Program. Now, the automaker is shining a…
Mazda Heroes Program Awards New Car to Middle School Teacher
Photo: Mazda Mazda created the Mazda Heroes Program to honor people who’ve gone above and beyond to serve their communities during these uncertain times. Jason Erdreich, a 26-year-old middle school…
Mazda Offers Retrofits for Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
Despite the many good qualities of Mazda’s MAZDA CONNECT™ infotainment system, some consumers have a big problem with it: it doesn’t include Apple CarPlay™ or Android Auto™. Mazda rectified that…
Will Mazda Debut a Hard-Top MX-5 at New York?
Mazda has been creating buzz lately by sending out early copies of its invitation to the New York International Auto Show, containing two parts: a black card that announces a…
What Mazda Is Planning for Austin's 2015 SXSW Festival?
Michael Stipe of REM belts it out at the 2008 SXSW Festival Photo:Kris Krüg via CC The big weekend is almost here! The annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in…
Toyota, Mazda to Exchange Fuel Efficiency Technologies
According to two unnamed Tokyo sources, Toyota and Mazda are negotiating a deal that might further increase their current technology-sharing partnership to include fuel efficiency technology. If the deal goes…
Stunning Sculpture at 2015 Festival of Speed to Honor Mazda Racing
Audi sculpture at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo: Mark Wheadon via CC You don’t have to be a hard-core fan of the Goodwood Festival of Speed for your…
Toyota and Mazda, Sitting in a Tree
Toyota and Mazda are so cute together. First Mazda makes cars for Toyota in their Mexico plant, while Toyota passes over just the fuel cell technologies Mazda has been looking…
Production-Ready Mazda Demio Racing Concept on Display in Japan
The Mazda2 might not be the hottest Mazda model being advertised in the United States (as it’s far overshadowed by the heavily-hyped 2016 MX-5), but it’s consistently been a hit in…
Red Rover, Red Rover, Mazda Sells More Crossovers
Recently, we talked about how Mazda North American Operations’ CEO Jim O’Sullivan will be retiring at the end of this year, to be replaced by sales and marketing executive Masahiro…
Mazda Technicians Compete in Master Technician Competition
Mazda is bringing its National Master Technician Competition back to North America, the first time Mazda North America has hosted the competition in eight years. Competitors are a mixture of Mazda…
Mazda Brings Its New Generation to Chicago
Back in 1989, Mazda came to the Chicago Auto Show with an especially momentous new model: the MX-5 Miata roadster, which set off what the Auto Show’s website called a…
Mazda Announces Upgrades for 2018 CX-5 in Time for the Holidays
The CX-5 is really the darling of the Mazda lineup lately—it received a full redesign just nine months ago, and since has very firmly staked its claim as the brand’s…
Mazda Team Joest Announces Drivers for RT24-P Prototypes for 2018
When it comes to its prototype racing vehicles, Mazda has had a somewhat heartbreaking history. However, things are looking way, way up, as the automaker has now joined with the…
Young Mazda Motorsports Racers Discourage Distracted Driving
Mazda Motorsports is helping raise awareness about distracted driving by supporting Project Yellow Light This past weekend, Mazda Road to Indy took to the streets of Long Beach for the…
Mazda Drive for Good Offers a Hand and $1 Million to St. Jude
Remember the charity drive that Mazda North America ran from November 21st through January 2nd? Over the years, Mazda has used that annual fundraiser to donate millions of dollars to worthy…
Mazda Begins Production of New CX-9
Mazda’s CX-9 was the subject of the company’s latest redesign, in this case to tailor the car specifically for the North American market, where lately demand has been for two…
Mazda Officially Announces Price of the 2017 MX-5 Miata RF
Prospective buyers are now one step closer to having a MX-5 RF in their garage, as Mazda has officially announced pricing for the 2017 MX-5 Miata RF during the Miatas…
Why Is Japan Only Receiving a Diesel Engine for the 2016 Mazda CX-3?
Mazda is manufacturing 150,000 units of the 2016 CX-3 to sell in 120 countries. However, the units being sold in the brand’s home country of Japan will only feature a…
Download Stylish 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata for FREE on Forza Horizon 2
Download the Miata Pack for free in Forza Horizon 2 to get the 2005 Mazda Mazdaspeed MX-5 Photo: Mazda, Forza Horizon 2 Want a free car? Who doesn’t! While Mazda…
Win a 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata in Forza Horizon's Time Trials Rivals Contest
Download the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata on Forza Horizon 2…then win it in real life! Photo: Mazda, Forza Horizon Have you heard about the Mazda MX-5 four-car-pack you can download…
Mazda’ Drive for Good Results in $5.3 Million in Donations
As it has done for the past two years, Mazda has held its annual Drive for Good event, during which each Mazda vehicle sold resulted in a donation to select…
Mazda Rotary to Make a Comeback in a Toyota Self-Driving Electric Vehicle Pod
Ever since the RX-8 ended production back in 2012, Mazda has promised that it was still working on the rotary engine, and would try to one day return it to…
Mazda Reaffirms Commitment to Drive for Good Program for 2018
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has announced that, in the spirit of #GivingTuesday, it would recommit to its Drive for Good® program in 2018. This will be the fifth year…
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Included for Free in New Assetto Corsa DLC
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is one of the most famous circuits in the world. As a result, acquiring the license rights to feature it in a racing video game can…
Mazda Plans New Crossover for Overhauled US Sales
Mazda is having a bit of a sales problem—although four years ago, the CEO Masamichi Kogai set forth a goal of annual US sales of 400,000 units by now, the…
Mazda Claims Two GAAMA Family Car Awards
2016 Mazda6 The 2016 Mazda6 and Mazda CX-5 both earned awards from the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA), earning the “Best Tech Family Car” and “Best Value Family Car,”…
Mazda North America Reports Best January Since 1994
When writing about vehicle sales, most of the time from month to month it is a repetitive job, particularly lately. In general sales have been slowing, with dropping sedan sales…
Mazda Unveils RX-7 Truckiata Concept and New Spokesperson Nicolas Cage at NY Auto Show
Cage in Drive Angry Photo: Summit Entertainment via YouTube If you believed Mazda didn’t have any more surprises left up its sleeve for this year’s auto show season, you probably…
Mazda CX-3 Wins Automobile Journalists Association of Canada's 'Utility Vehicle of the Year' Award
Remember back in October when the Texas Auto Writers Association held the Texas Truck Rodeo to compare and contrast all of the trucks currently on offer? Well, imagine that, but with…
It’s War: ’90s Mazda Miata Pulls Against Early ’90s Ford Festiva
It’s on: On the left, we have the Mazda Miata, ready for anything with its early-’90s pop-up headlights. On the right, we have the Ford Festiva, formerly a hatchback, but…
“Inspirational” 2016 Mazda MX-5 Providing Skeleton for New Fiat 124 Spider
Pictured: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Global Cup race car Since its inception, the MX-5 Miata has been an inspiration in many ways–to Mazda, to other designers in the industry, and…
2016 Mazda CX-3 Details Released
Mazda‘s long-awaited compact crossover SUV (also referred to as a mini-ute) debuted at the LA Auto Show in November 2014 and has been in production for a 2016 model year…
Here's Why There's Only One Trim Level on the 2020 Mazda CX-3
If you have a tough time choosing between trim levels, the 2020 Mazda CX-3 might be the car for you. For the new model year, the automaker is trimming the…
Mazda Denies Future Self-Driving Models: 'No Steering Wheel Is Not An Option'
Mazda, in general, has something of a philosophy toward being a driver’s car. Whether through redesigning its vehicle underpinnings or introducing systems that improve driving feel like G-Vectoring Control, Mazda…
Mazda Fills in Holes With New CX-8 Announcement for Japan
If there’s one thing you notice about Mazda’s crossover lineup, it’s that it tends to skip numbers. At the bottom is the CX-3, followed by the CX-5, and then the…
2019 Mazda Miata MX-5 RF Overview – The News Wheel %
Photo: Mazda It’s more than a hardtop or a convertible — the cutting-edge 2020 Mazda Miata MX-5 RF brings you the best of both worlds. This retractable fastback boasts stylish…
