Mazda reaches milestone

Mazda has announced that cumulative production in Japan has reached 50 million units, 86 years after Mazda produced its first three-wheeled truck in 1931. 

“Mazda began making cars 86 years ago, and now we've reached 50 million units of production in Japan. Even making 1 million cars a year, it would take 50 years to reach this milestone, showing just how long Mazda's history is,” said President and CEO Masamichi Kogai. 

Mazda began its journey as an automaker in 1931, when it started producing three-wheeled trucks in Hiroshima. In 1960 it commenced production of the R360 Coupe micro-mini, marking a bold entry into the passenger car market. Mazda started manufacturing vehicles at its Hofu Plant in 1982, and domestic production duties have since been shared between the Hofu and Hiroshima Plants. 

Mazda aims to sell 1,660,000 cars this fiscal year and plans to manufacture two million units annually by 2024. Mass-production of vehicles featuring next-generation technologies and design is slated to start in 2019.