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Toyoda names the non-Toyotas he likes best
… honors from the Toyota chief: the Nissan Skyline, Honda NSX, Mazda Cosmo Sport, Mitsubishi Pajero and Isuzu Bellett. Toyoda said ..... the United States. The Cosmo Sport was the roadster bearing Mazda 's first rotary engine in the 1960s. The long-running Pajero …
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From cadet to commander
… joined Proxicom, a New York digital marketing firm that did Web site and data development for Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Mazda . "I got great exposure to the nuts and bolts of the digital marketing and technology world," he said. "Then the Internet …
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Ford seeks more range in China
… or to use an indigenous brand with one of its joint-venture partners. Ford makes the Focus in Chongqing, at Changan Ford Mazda Automotive Ltd. Ford also has a venture with Jiangling Motors Corp. to make commercial vehicles. The Focus is one of 15 new …
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Decision near on Mazda layoffs
LOS ANGELES -- Though 15 percent of Mazda 's U.S. employees have taken voluntary ..... March 7 memo, Jim O'Sullivan, CEO of Mazda North American Operations, told employees that involuntary layoffs could occur if Mazda fails to achieve its cost-cutting goals …
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Mazda lineup to add 2.5-liter Skyactiv engine
LOS ANGELES -- Mazda will expand its engine lineup in 2013 with ..... crossover, according to a source briefed on Mazda 's product plans. The engine will be the second to come to the United States using Mazda 's Skyactiv system, which includes fuel …
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Ford beefing up China dealer network
… The Focus is one of 15 vehicles Ford and its joint venture partners are introducing in China. Ford's partner, Changan Ford Mazda Automotive Ltd., launched the redesigned Focus in April. The vehicle is customized to the local market with features such …
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Second Chance for Ford (5/7/12)
As one judge reverses $2 billion Ford verdict, another dismisses claims against Toyota; Mazda U.S. cutbacks; roots of Arkansas dealer group.
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Mazda says 107 U.S. employees agree to leave automaker
LOS ANGELES -- More than 100 Mazda employees in the United States have accepted voluntary ..... documents filed with California state officials, 107 Mazda employees will be released July 2. Mazda spokesman Jay Amestoy today confirmed the job cuts …
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Ford eyes Indonesia to boost Asia output, sales
… almost 70 years last October, causing losses of more than $80 million, Hinrichs said. Although Ford's joint venture with Mazda Motor Corp. in the eastern Thai province of Rayong suffered no damage, it was forced to suspend production in October due …
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Ford Focus ST priced at $24,495
… 795), Tangerine Scream tricoat paint ($495) and an engine-block heater ($35). The price and the power line the ST up nicely with the Volkswagen GTI and the Mazda Mazdaspeed 3, which cost $24,765 and $24,795 respectively.
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Dealers
… owns seven dealerships in Ohio and Florida. 30 with Mazda PHOTO COURTESY OF TUSCALOOSA NEWS Verta Barr-Meherg of Quality Mazda in Tuscaloosa, Ala., receives a 30-year award for Mazda from Al Naragon, district sales manager for Mazda North …
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Everybody's building a plant and betting big on growth
… assembly plant, with annual capacity of 50,000 units. -- Honda will build a 120,000-unit assembly plant by 2014. -- Mazda will add four nameplates to its China production. Meanwhile, General Motors CEO Dan Akerson said GM will add 600 dealerships …
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Mazda , Sollers form production JV for Russia
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mazda said it will set up a joint venture with ..... not disclosed. The venture will produce Mazda 's CX-5 SUV, the next-generation ..... vehicle for sale in Russia. In 2011, Mazda sold about 40,000 vehicles in Russia …
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Ford bets $4.9B to erase also-ran status in China
… behind GM, which won a crucial partnership with Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corp. in 1995. Ford's partner, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., put its base of operations in the southwestern city of Chongqing, far from the economic and political power …
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A Triumph for Nissan (4/25/12)
… And exports from Japan by 9%. In North America the increase in exports came from sharper demand for the and the rogue. Mazda down across the board. Global production slipped 7%. In overseas production plummeted 18%. At the troubled auto maker …
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Mazda Europe names veteran company engineer as new randd chief
FRANKFURT -- Mazda Motor Europe has chosen Ichiro Hirose ..... immediate effect. Matsumoto is returning to Mazda headquarters in Japan to take up the position ..... experience,'' said Jeff Guyton, CEO of Mazda Europe in a statement. Hirose joined Mazda …
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How a dealership group overhauled FandI
… to be held June 19-21. Hanks will explain how the industry collapse of 2009 prompted his group's Honda, Chevrolet and Mazda stores to rethink the way they did business. As part of that, the stores overhauled the handoff between sales and FandI …
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'14 Mazda6 will drop V-6 engine
… transmissions and other elements of what Mazda calls Skyactiv technology. "We believe ..... Rock, Mich., which is owned equally by Mazda and Ford Motor Co. The 2014 Mazda6's sheet metal is expected to adopt the Mazda Takeri concept car's wide stance, muscular …
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Public, private sectors unite, lure auto plants with a recruiting juggernaut
… plants in Mexico. Audi, for example, announced last week that its first North American plant will be in Mexico. Honda, Mazda and Nissan are building large assembly plants there. But other projects are likely to total billions in investment and thousands …
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COMMENTARY: Voluntary export restraints are back; they didn't work the last time
… in Mexico, largely to use the nation as an export base to South America, particularly Brazil. The list includes Nissan, Mazda , General Motors and Volkswagen. Take away the potential of unlimited exports to Brazil, and maybe those plants would be better …
