Mazda
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Mazda's headquarters in Fuchū, Hiroshima
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Native name
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マツダ株式会社 |
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Romanized name
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Matsuda Kabushiki-gaisha |
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| Traded as | : OTC Pink: |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Founder | Jujiro Matsuda |
| Headquarters | 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchū, Aki, Hiroshima, Japan |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Seita Kanai (Chairman) Masamichi Kogai (President and CEO) |
| Products | 1,189,283 units (2012) Automobiles Light Trucks Engines |
| Revenue |
 ¥2.3 trillion / USD 23.42 Billion (FY 2011) |
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¥23.8 billion (FY 2011) |
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 ¥-60 billion (FY 2011) |
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| Owner |
Japan Trustee Services Bank (6.0%) The Master Trust Bank of Japan (5.4%) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (2.2%) |
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Number of employees
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37,745 (2013) |
| Website | mazda.com |
Coordinates: 34°22′37″N 132°30′03″E / 34.3770577°N 132.5008222°E
Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ株式会社 Matsuda Kabushiki-gaisha?), commonly referred to just as Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automaker based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
In 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales, the majority of which (nearly 1 million) were produced in the company's Japanese plants, with the remainder coming from a variety of other plants worldwide. In 2011, Mazda was the fifteenth biggest automaker by production worldwide.
Mazda's company website states that its name is derived from Ahura Mazda, with Mazda meaning wisdom. Ahura Mazda (Persian: اهورا مزدا-Sanskrit: असुर मेधा [Asura-Medhā]) the god of light, intelligence, and wisdom from the first civilization in West Asia, is also the name of God to Zoroastrians. The company website also notes that the name also derives from the name of the company's founder, Jujiro Matsuda.
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