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Ace Metrix, a leading video advertising analytics company, recently announced Mazda North American Operations as their 2015 Automotive Brand of the Year in the non-luxury category.

MNAO today announced that it is donating $5,354,550 to select charities as a result of its Mazda Drive for Good event, an 8.4 percent increase over 2015.

The 2016 Mazda3 5-Door s Grand Touring has been selected as the ‘Best Compact’ vehicle for Good Housekeeping/Car and Driver’s inaugural ‘2016 Best New Car Awards.’

Mazda Safety Recall 9015L expands the affected vehicle population for Takata passenger air bag inflator to all 2003-2008 MY Mazda6 and all 2006-2007 MY Mazdaspeed6 vehicles nationwide.

Mazda will occupy five floors of the 21-floor building, totaling 102,000 square feet, with exclusive naming rights on the top of the building.

The MZ-2.0T earned its name from its configuration: “MZ” refers to Mazda, “2.0” references its 2-liter capacity, while “T” is a nod to the turbocharger.

MNAO today reported December U.S. sales of 29,294 vehicles, an increase of 18.1 percent versus December 2014 and the best December since 1994.

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced the appointment of Masahiro Moro to the position of President and CEO, MNAO.

Just in time for Christmas, Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has announced pricing and packaging for the 2016.5 Mazda CX-5 compact crossover, adding value and reducing complexity in CX-5’s trim level structure.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) noted in its most recent Light Duty Fuel Economy Trends report that Mazda Motor Corporation is the most fuel-efficient auto manufacturer in the U.S.

Effective December 15, 2015, Mazda North American Operation’s delivery and destination charges have increased in the U.S. to $835 for cars and $900 for CUVs ($880 and $945 in Alaska, respectively). The 2015 Mazda CX-9 will continue to carry a $880 fee.

Mazda chose to debut four of the new 2016 Global MX-5 Cup cars in the always-brutal NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill race, equal to 33 1/3 45-minute Battery Tender MX-5 Cup races, far in excess of a normal race season.

First seen in Milan last spring, Mazda Motor Corporation is bringing its “Bike by KODO concept” and “Sofa by KODO concept” to its event “Car as Art,” in Miami Beach December 4 and 5, 2015 at The Raleigh Hotel in Miami Beach’s historic Art Deco District.

The 2016 Mazda3 and the 2016 Mazda6 have earned top honors on the Consumers Digest “Best Buys” list for 2016. The Mazda3 was selected in the “Compact Cars” category, while the Mazda6 was named one of the best “Family Cars.”

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today announced that three of its vehicles have been named as “2016 Top Safety Pick+” recipients by the nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The Hispanic Motor Press has honored Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) with best-in-segment awards for 2016, naming the 2016 CX-3 as the best subcompact crossover and the 2016 MX-5 Miata the best sports car.

The all-new Roadster is the sixth model in Mazda’s new-generation lineup of vehicles that feature the full range of SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY*1 and KODO—Soul of Motion design.

MNAO, through the Mazda Drive for Good® program and partnership with NBCUniversal, has selected The Confetti Foundation as the recipient of $30,000 in goods and services.

MNAO today reported November U.S. sales of 22,732 vehicles, representing an increase of 7.0-percent versus last year. Year-to-date (YTD), Mazda has sold 289,890 vehicles, a 3.2-percent increase compared with last year.

Two years ago, MNAO threw down the gauntlet, pitting Mazda employees against Mazda dealers in the longest endurance race in America, the National Auto Sport Association’s (NASA) 25 Hours of Thunderhill.

Car and Driver magazine has named the 2016 Mazda3 and MX-5 Miata to its annual 10Best vehicle awards, continuing Mazda’s strong showing as the only automaker to have taken two spots on the list each year for the last three years.

The five-race major event season in 2015 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca contributed $62.1 million to the Monterey County economy through direct trip spending of non-County visitors and produced $5.2 million in state and local taxes, according to a research study commissioned by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) and completed by California State University Monterey Bay.

Customers who purchase or lease a new Mazda during the Mazda Drive for Good® event running from November 23 through January 4 will be able to designate $150 to one of these four national nonprofits or 46 local organizations.

This 2.5-liter direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engine powers the all-new CX-9 midsize three-row crossover SUV that will go on sale starting from North America in spring 2016.

With the new CX-9, engineers sought to instill driving dynamics befitting of a Mazda—agile handling, tight steering and a responsive, controllable powertrain.

The model has been tailored for the North American market, which is expected to account for 80 percent of global sales forecast at 50,000 units annually.

As part of Yahoo Autos 2016 Ride Of The Year awards, Yahoo Autos announced that the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata has been named the “Fresh Ride Of The Year.”

This year, five Mazda vehicles took the top spots in their respective categories on the Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buys list.

The 2016 Mazda3 has been awarded “Most Loved Vehicle” in the small car segment by analysis organization Strategic Vision’s Customer Love Index Report.

Mazda North American Operations was today awarded 2016 Best Car Brand by U.S. News & World Report.

Mazda Motor Corporation announced today it will premiere the all-new Mazda CX-9 three-row midsize crossover SUV at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, which runs from November 20 to 29.

Mazda revealed two design concepts at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, based on its all-new 2016 MX-5 Miata—MX-5 Spyder and MX-5 Speedster—demonstrating two vastly different takes on lightweight, open-air performance.

Mazda North American Operations reported October U.S. sales of 25,451 vehicles, representing an increase of 35.4 percent versus last year. Year-to-date (YTD), Mazda has sold 267,158 vehicles.

The Mazda MX-5 Miata has been an exercise in honing the concept of a lightweight sports car for more than 26 years, created solely for driving exhilaration.

Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled the rotary-powered Mazda RX-VISION sports car concept at the Tokyo Motor Show*1 today. The rotary engine is a symbol of the company’s “never-stop-challenging” spirit.

Mazda Motor Corporation will conduct a Safety and Emission Recall Campaign for certain models that have a quality and performance issue leading to the potential failure of the electrical thermal base of the ignition switch.

Finalists have been announced for the 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. This is the single-largest prize in grassroots motorsports.

Finalists have been announced for the 2015 Mazda Road to 24 Shootout. This is the single-largest prize in grassroots motorsports. Launched in 2006 as the Mazda Club Racer shootout, the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout has annually promoted one talented club racer into the professional ranks.

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) and NBCUniversal have again partnered for the 2015 Mazda Drive for Good® program to help one lucky nonprofit with an in-kind contribution in the form of goods and services valued at $30,000 in other marketing materials.

The Mazda Road to 24 Shootout is the single largest prize in grassroots motorsports. Launched in 2006 as the Club Racer shootout, the Mazda Road to 24 Shootout has annually promoted one talented club racer into the professional ranks.

Mazda Motor Corporation will conduct a Safety and Emission Recall Campaign for certain 2015-2016 Mazda3 vehicles (built from May 21, 2015 through August 24, 2015), which could have a safety-related problem.

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is the most road-raced production car in the world. The reason is simple – great performance at an affordable price. The new Global Mazda MX-5 Cup race car follows that formula, and will be Mazda Motorsports’ first-ever ready-to-race MX-5 Miata.

MNAO reported best September U.S. sales since 1994 with 25,616 vehicles, representing an increase of 6.8 percent versus last year.

The design of the sports car concept to be unveiled in Tokyo is modern but maintains a sense of lineage and authenticity, appearing almost to condense Mazda’s entire history of sports car development into a single model.

Mazda Motorsports led the way at the 2015 SCCA National Championship Runoffs Presented by Garmin VIRB. With 144 entries, Mazda topped the entry charts.

At JCCS, Mazda will be celebrating its heritage with “Jinba Ittai” as its theme—translated as “horse and rider as one,” a philosophy demonstrated with building lighter, more agile vehicles and defying convention to engineer better cars.

The company’s global design team, Mazda CX-3 and Bike by KODO concept were honored at an award ceremony at the Staedel Museum in Frankfurt on September 15.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and the Mazda Foundation today announced a $500,000 grant by the Foundation which will be used to fund Second Harvest programs targeting hungry children and seniors in the community.

Science@OC, the Orange County non-profit dedicated to strengthening science education in Orange County’s public middle schools, announced that is has received a $10,000 grant from the Mazda Foundation.

Mazda racers capped off the 2015 Pirelli World Challenge Championship season with five wins during the season finale weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.