Mazda
Mazda Motor Corporationis 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.
Mazda
“This concept is not just one of those empty show cars”
The breathtaking Mazda Iconic SP concept might be into production. We hope. Car Design News caught up with Mazda’s design manager Masashi Nakayama to hear more
Interview: Alena Gersonde, senior colour and material designer, Mazda
From a spell working as a motorsport journalist to shaping the look and feel of new cars, the German-Italian designer discusses the collaborative aspect of CMF, smart surfaces and transporting European flavours to Japan
Mazda explores old solutions to new CMF problems
A visit to Marseille revealed how Mazda is drawing inspiration from age-old painting and dyeing techniques
Mazda's inspiring design story with the new CX-80
Mazda has revealed its new CX-80 flagship with luxury and design in every detail. Car Design News visited Mazda’s European design centre to take a look
First sight: the new Mazda CX-90
Mazda’s new flagship SUV infuses grown-up elegance into the brand’s sporty design language
What is the future of clay modelling?
Designers from Mazda, Audi, Mahindra and Karma give their take on the outlook for clay modelling as digital tools begin to play a larger role
Mazda Aims for Outdoorsy Crowd with the new CX-50
Mazda‘s CX-50 combines precise driving dynamics with a more rugged look than we are used to seeing from the Japanese OEM, writes Laura Burstein
Design review: Mazda CX-5
The new Mazda CX-5 comes with fresh design details, some of which are subtle while others are not. Michael Nash takes the car out on the road
CDN Podcast Ep 15 featuring Sandra Höner Zu Bentrup, Mazda
Mazda senior designer Sandra Höner Zu Bentrup talks about sustainability, the interior as a living space concept, and the role of screens
Mazda pops the cork on electric MX-30
Mazda started life as a cork company and is now using the material in its first EV. Car Design News’ Deputy editor Michael Nash visits the site in Portugal where the material is processed
Yasutake Tsuchida named design director of Mazda North American Operations
Yasutake Tsuchida will head up all design operations at Mazda North American Operations
How Mazda matched colour with design
Mazda has developed paint coatings and application technology to fit with its vehicle design philosophy to both enhance the aesthetics and be environmentally sustainable
Driven: Mazda 3 Skyactiv-X
A week with the revelatory new Mazda hatchback’s design and UX
Tokyo 2019: Mazda goes electric (for real)
Mazda turns up fashionably late to the Battery EV party, and still manages to make its own statement with the MX-30
Designer interview: Ikuo Maeda, Mazda
Mazda’a head of global design, Ikuo Maeda, has inspired the relatively small design department at this Japanese car manufacturer to create some of the most stunning concept cars of the last three years. The Vision Coupé concept of 2017 still stands out as a bold, creative statement of intent. The launch of the Mazda 3 in Los Angeles last year (2018) was the first use of the incredible surfacing on its production line-up, and shows that Maeda-san is evolving the design language with immense care.
Mazda teases possible new CX-4
Upcoming Geneva debutant to feature the new “more mature” Kodo themes
CCotW: Mazda RX-01 (1995)
The RX-8 That Might Have Been
LA 2018: Mazda 3
Indulge in some compact Kodo... and pick your preferred C-pillar
CCotW: Mazda Shinari (2010)
The moment Nagare left and Kodo came
Mazda announces new European Design Director
Long-time Mazda man Jo Stenuit steps up
Kevin Rice to leave Mazda (again)
European design chief makes his second exit
Design Interview: Ikuo Maeda, Mazda
Mazda’s Managing Executive Officer talks racing, classic sports cars, and the possibility of a new RX
Ex-Mazda man Yamada signs for Chang An
Well-respected design consultant takes full-time post
CCotW: Mazda Furai (2008)
Born of the wind, perished in fire
Design Development: Mazda Vision Coupé
One of the star concept cars at Tokyo, the Vision Coupé pushes Kodo forwards in a bold new way
Tokyo 2017: A tale of two Mazdas
A beautiful coupé and a somewhat divisive hatch
Studio Visit: Mazda Research Europe
Learning the difference between a traditional design language and Mazda's 'Kodo' philosophy.
Mazda's folding hardtop
The Mazda MX-5 RF’s roof folding mechanism adds supercar glamour to the driving enthusiasts’ favourite
LA 2016: Mazda CX-5 [2] - a new level of artistry?
More on the CX-5, and how Mazda is aiming for higher aesthetic status
LA 2016: Mazda CX-5 - the sign of a near-premium brand?
Quietly impressive with good surfacing: the CX-5 is a high-quality offering, if not quite top-notch as yet
Derek Jenkins explains why he joined Atieva from Mazda
Latest video from EV startup puts spotlight on design VP
The Designers Pt 13: Ikuo Maeda, Mazda
"The question remains whether we should deprive highly intelligent human beings of the act of driving"
Concept Car of the Week: Mazda MX-81 Aria (1981)
Marc Deschamp’s Mazda MX-81 Aria coupé featured one of the most unusual steering wheels of all time
Design review: Mazda Furai concept
The Mazda Furai concept was developed at the Mazda North American Operations design studio