Mazda

1920	Toyo Kogyo established, refinement of cork
1928	Production of machine parts
1930	Motorcycle
1931	Tricycle
1935	Tricycle in series, even for heavy transport
1941 - 1945	Second World War in Japan
1950	Resumption vehicle production
1960	Mazda R 360, a total of 240,000 vehicles produced
1961	Rotary piston engine licence (NSU)
1963	Mazda 800, Mazda 1000, Mazda 1300
1965	Diesel engines, Licence Perkins
1966	Miyoshi proving ground, Mazda produced a total of 2 million
1967	R 100, Cosmo Sport (Wankel)
1969	R 130, a total of 3 million Mazda produced
1970	Mazda 616
1971	RX-2
1972	RX-3, RX 4, Mazda Motors Germany
1973	Mazda 929, a total of 600,000 rotary engines produced
1974	440.000, a total of 6 million Mazda produced, Oil-price crisis
1975	RX-5, less production than 1972
1977	Mazda 323, 800.000 units produced
1978	RX 7
1979	Mazda 626, Germany and later European headquarters in Leverkusen (G)
1980	Mazda 323 front drive
1981	Mazda 626, RX-7, research and development center in California
1982	Mazda 626 Frontantrieb, super modern production in Hofu, 1.2 million vehicles
1984	Toyo Kogyo' -> 'Mazda Motor Copp.'
1987	Mazda MX-6
1988	Mazda 121, development center in Hessen (G)
1989	Mazda MX-5, Mazda MPV
1990	Approx. 28.000 employees, 1,3 mio. vehicles
1991	Mazda MX-3, Le Mans-winning with a Wankel race car (picture above)
1999	Mazda Premacy
2003	Mazda R-X 8
2004	About 1 million cars, 135.000 commercial vehicles, approx. 36.000 employees