Posts Tagged ‘Mazda Motor’

Mazda Updates Spiano, A-z Wagon

January 8th, 2010
Mazda Motor Corporation, maker of quality Mazda wheelsMazda wheels, has recently released its updated Spiano micro-mini models, known for their friendly exteriors and comfortable interior cabins at Mazda Autozam, Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan.The Mazda Spiano is a retro-styled kei car with a 5-door hatchback body, manufactured since 2002 by Mazda for the Japanese market only, after being marketed first by Suzuki as Suzuki Alto Lapin under an OEM agreement. The Spiano is based on Suzuki’s popular Alto kei car. The Spiano has a very distinctive, boxy shape – which is quite popular with female buyers in Japan.The updated Spiano models offer newly designed seat and door trim fabric, an improvement which, according to the company press release, renders a fresh new read more

Mazda Develops High-Strength Heat-Resistant Bioplastic With Hiroshima Area Partners

December 18th, 2009
Tokyo, Japan, — Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that an industry-government-academia joint research project in Hiroshima Prefecture, in which it is participating, has achieved an improved exterior surface quality, high-strength, heat-resistant plastic (bioplastic) made of natural materials. It can also be used for vehicle interior parts. An automotive sector first, this new bioplastic is made from natural materials and is carbon neutral because of the reduced amounts of fossil fuels used to make it and the consequent lowered amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.This newly-developed bioplastic features is stronger – it has three times the shock impact resistance along with 25 percent higher heat resistance when compared to contemporary bioplastics used for items such a read more