Mazda NZ’s ton up for anniversary models

Mazda New Zealand will be selling 100 of the 100th Anniversary Edition vehicles that have been created to celebrate the marque’s centenary this year.

The carmaker has built special edition models across each passenger carline in limited numbers to mark its anniversary. They all follow a design theme that pays homage to Mazda’s first passenger vehicle, the 1960 R360 Coupe.

Each vehicle features Snowflake White Pearl exterior paint, a 100th anniversary exterior badge and wheel caps, burgundy leather seat trim, and red floor carpet and floor mats.

Mazda NZ has been allocated 100 of the anniversary models, which will be available between August 2020 and January 2021.

David Hodge, managing director, says the vehicles – including the MX-5 Roadster, pictured above – are the perfect way to celebrate the company’s landmark.

“Mazda has been a leading innovator in the industry,” he explains. “From the development of the rotary engine through to winning Le Mans 24 Hours and the development of the Skyactiv engine, Mazda has made its mark in the automotive industry and will continue to do so in the future.

“Our customers, who have been such an important part of the Mazda story, get the opportunity to share in the celebrations by purchasing special 100th Anniversary Editions from our passenger and SUV range starting from MX-5 right through to our flagship CX-9.”

Under the company’s Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030 vision, for every 100th Anniversary Edition vehicle sold, Mazda NZ will purchase 50 trees from the Trees That Count programme to plant in the “Mazda Native Forest”. 

Pricing for the anniversary models starts at $31,895 for the Mazda2. 

For more information, visit: www.mazda100years.co.nz.