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The RX-7 and 626 buoyed Mazda's American fortunes enough for it to expand. Mazda built an American plant (now Flat Rock Assembly Plant) to build the 626, bringing the company to Ford's attention. The two joined on the 626's 2-door offshoots, the MX-6 and Ford Probe. Mazda finished the 1980s the same way as the 1970s, with an image-building ...
2012 : Changan Mazda Automobile established as a 50:50 joint venture between Mazda and Changan 2021 : Changan Mazda restructured so that Mazda & Changan now each hold 47.5% while FAW now holds 5%. FAW's 60% stake in FAW Mazda Motor Sales Co., Ltd. (FMSC) is now owned by Changan Mazda Automobile Nanjing Engine Plant Changan Mazda Engine Co. (CME
The car's 5-speed manual transmission and rear live axle are also Mazda parts, with the axle located by a combination of lower trailing links, upper semi-trailing links, and a Panhard rod. On the interior is a pair of Corbeau seats with Simpson four-point racing harnesses, a set of VDO gauges, and a Neal pedal set. [ 21 ]
Outdated annual Mazda Wankel "rotary" engine sales without RX-8 and without industry engines (data source: Ward's AutoNews) Mazda was fully committed to the Wankel engine just as the energy crisis of the 1970s struck. The company had all but eliminated piston engines from its products in 1974, a decision that nearly led to the company's collapse.
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Mazda Rotary Pickup, with wheels from a 1986–89 Mazda B-Series LX. The Rotary Engine Pick-up (REPU) was the world's first and only Wankel-engined pickup truck. [ 10 ] It was sold from 1974 to 1977 and was only available in the North American Market.
Mazda is known for its innovative technologies, such as the Wankel engine, the SkyActiv platform, and the Kodo Design language. It also has a long history of motorsport involvement, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1991 with the rotary-powered Mazda 787B. [10] In the past and present, Mazda has been engaged in alliances with other automakers.
Following the 1990 season, Mazda continued development of the 787 chassis in order to make improvements on its pace and reliability. One major development was the intake system for the rotary engine. In the past, Mazda had developed variable-length telescopic intake runners to optimize engine power and torque for varying RPM levels.