SHANGHAI, June 3 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp andits China joint ventures sold 13,835 cars in the country in May,down 11.6 percent from a year earlier, the Japanese automakersaid on Monday.

FRANKFURT, June 3 (Reuters) - The German car market,Europe's largest, shrank at a near double-digit rate in May,according to official figures published on Monday by Mazda's German unit.

SHANGHAI, June 3 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp andits China joint ventures sold 13,855 cars in the country in May,down 11.6 percent from a year earlier, the Japanese automakersaid on Monday.

Shares in auto parts makers dropped after newspapers reported that a Thai unit of Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor Corp has cut production following recent cancellations of car orders.

TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp namedMasamichi Kogai as its new chief executive on Thursday,promoting the 58-year-old who has pushed for productionefficiency so the Japanese automaker can turn profits even in astrong-yen environment.

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HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks extended their losing streak in early trading Thursday as the yen appreciated further against the dollar after a weak finish on Wall Street, with Mazda Motor Corp. and Bridgestone Corp. among those declining

Japanese stocks extended their losing streak in early trading Thursday as the yen appreciated further against the dollar after a weak finish on Wall Street, with Mazda Motor Corp. and Bridgestone Corp. among those declining.

The all-new 2014 Mazda6 offers all the safety and fuel economy of its uninspiring competitors while retaining its sporty character.If Mazda can't figure out a way to sell its excellent all-new sedan — the 2014 Mazda6 — the automaker shoul

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd and Mazda Motor Corp expect to post vastly higher profits this financial year as they take advantage of export-friendly currency moves, but will face a fresh challenge: high costs of expansion.

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd and Mazda Motor Corp expect to post vastly higher profits this financial year as they take advantage of export-friendly currency moves, but will face a fresh challenge: high costs of expansion.

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co Ltd and Mazda Motor Corp expect to post vastly higher profits this financial year as they take advantage of export-friendly currency moves, but will face a fresh challenge: high costs of expansion.

* Honda expected to post 33.5 pct rise in Jan-March netprofits

Mazda, Japan's most export-reliant car maker, is poised to post its first profit in five years, in one of the starkest examples yet of the difference a weaker yen—combined with winning technology—can make.

BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - Chongqing Changan AutomobileCo will soon launch in China a car model itco-developed with Mazda Motor Corp using technologyprovided by its Japanese partner, Mazda executives said onSaturday.

BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - Chongqing Changan Automobile Co will soon launch in China a car model it co-developed with Mazda Motor Corp using technology provided by its Japanese partner, Mazda executives said on Saturday.

In a crash, the air bags could shoot shrapnel around the cabins of vehicles made by Honda, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda and GM from 2000 to 2004.For at least a decade, the owners of more than 3 million cars from six automakers drove around with air bags tha

Japanese automakers Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Mazda announced Thursday they are recalling around 3.5 million cars due to airbag defects.

BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp andits partners sold a total of 29,501 cars in China during thefirst two months of the year, down 19.4 percent from the sameperiod a year earlier, the Japanese company said on Monday.

Mazda has given the CX-5 SUV a bigger engine with more power.

Mazda has given the CX-5 SUV a bigger engine with more power.

* Sony, Mazda fall on weak euro* Tosoh rises on a report about its Li-ion batteries* Cautious mood over Japan-U.S. summit* Financials retreat after recent gainsBy Ayai Tomisawa ...

* Sony, Mazda fall on weak euro* Cautious mood over Japan-U.S. summit* Financials retreat after recent gainsBy Ayai TomisawaTOKYO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average...

Diesel-powered vehicles account for only 3% of U.S. auto sales, but GM, Volkswagen, Mazda and other brands are rolling out new models in a bid to raise that figure.Drivers in the U.S. are discovering what Europeans have known for years: Diesel engine

TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average shed 0.9percent on Thursday, with investors pocketing gains after theindex hit a more than four-year high in the previous sessionwhile Nikon Corp...

* Trading volume heavy* Nikon nosedives on sharp profit outlook cut* Mazda and Fuji Heavy attractive - trader* Strong forecast expected for Sony - tradersBy Ayai Tomisawa ...

* Nikon nosedives on sharp profit outlook cut* Mazda and Fuji Heavy attractive - traderBy Ayai TomisawaTOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share averageretreated on Thursday from...

Financial about-face for fragile Mazda prompts boost in 12-month profit forecast.

Mazda Motor returned to profit in its fiscal third quarter, aided by the weaker yen, and raised its expectation for full-year earnings and sales.

Mazda Motor (OTC: MZDAY) reported a 16.1% y/y drop in its January car sales in China. Mazda Motor sold 19,068 cars in China in January. However, car sales fell 26.4% y/y in December.

Mazda is working on a new Miata; meanwhile, the current version remains zippy, agile.

Mazda is determined to expand global sales using a strategy that combines homegrown approach to building lower cost, more efficient vehicles with opportunistic alliances with Fiat and other auto makers.

Mazda is betting on looks and features, but a cheaper price always helps

BEIJING, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Mazda Motor Corp said on Monday it sold 12,187 cars in China in November, down29.7 percent on a year earlier, as Japanese car makers continueto suffer from the fallout of the anti-Japan sentiment thatflared up follo

Four models have record November sales.

Ford Motor Coand Mazda Motor Corpand their local Chinese partner, Changan Automobile Co Ltd , said on Friday that they had obtained final approval from the Chinese government to split their three-way manufacturing and sales joint venture into two.

(Reuters) - Ford Motor Coand Mazda Motor Corpand their local Chinese partner, Changan Automobile Co Ltd , said on Friday that they had obtained final approval from the Chinese government to split their three-way manufacturing and sales joint venture

Nov 30 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co and Mazda Motor Corp and their local Chinese partner, Changan Automobile CoLtd, said on Friday that they had obtained finalapproval from the Chinese government to split their three-waymanufacturing and sales joint ven

New mid-size sedan gets U.S. debut and announcement of Mazda's first diesel for U.S.

GUANGZHOU, China, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp expects its November China car sales to fall about34-35 percent from a year earlier, its China chief said onThursday.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co , Mazda Motor Corpand their partner in China have agreed to invest an additional $37.3 million in their engine plant venture, following surging sales of Ford cars including its latest Focus model.

Pursuing a strategy of working with other automakers, Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday that it will have Mazda Motor Corp. build a small car for the Toyota brand.

Toyota and Mazda have reached an agreement under which Mazda will make a small Toyota-branded vehicle that would be sold in North America at its new plant in Mexico.

TOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and Mazda Motor Corp said on Friday that Mazda willproduce Toyota vehicles for the North American market at itsplant in Mexico.

Toyota and Mazda are going to build a new model on the platform of a Mazda2 for sale in North America

BEIJING, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Mazda Motor Corp said onMonday it sold 9,511 vehicles in China in October, down 45percent from a year earlier, as consumers shunned Japanesebrands following a flare up in anti-Japanese sentiment due to adiplomatic row betwe