Mazda Motor Company
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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 | : |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 30 January 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 | 1,202,489 units (2016) Automobiles Light Trucks Engines |
| Revenue |
 ¥3.4 trillion (FY 2016) |
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¥22.6 billion (FY 2016) |
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 ¥13.4 billion (FY 2016) |
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| Owner |
Japan Trustee Services Bank (6.3%) The Master Trust Bank of Japan (4.7%) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (2.2%) |
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Number of employees
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46,398 (2016) |
| 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 as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automaker based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
In 2015, Mazda produced 1.5 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 2015, Mazda was the fifteenth biggest automaker by production worldwide.
The name Mazda came into existence with the production of the Company's first three-wheeled trucks. Other candidates for a model name included Sumera-Go, Tenshi-Go and more.
Officially, the company states that
The name was also associated with Ahura Mazda (God of Light)[sic], with the hope that it would brighten the image of these compact vehicles.
The company website further notes that the name also derives from the name of the company's founder, Jujiro Matsuda.
The Mazda lettering was used in combination with the corporate emblem of Mitsubishi, which was responsible for sales, to produce the Toyo Kogyo three-wheeled truck registered trademark.
Mazda began as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd, founded in Hiroshima, Japan, 30 January 1920. Toyo Cork Kogyo renamed itself to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927. In the late 1920s the company had to be saved from bankruptcy by Hiroshima Saving Bank and other business leaders in Hiroshima.
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