Madrid .- The subsidiary of the Japanese firm has launched a contest via the internet to get a design for the model that will represent Spain in a European-wide single-brand race, the Mazda MX-5 Open Race 2010, which will be played by next February at the Adria circuit, in Venice (Italy). Through the microsite www.disenatumx-5.com, contestants can configure their design proposal online, or download an editable template for later re-upload.

Madrid .- Mazda has announced the addition of an improved standard equipment for the Mazda5, the only compact MPV that until the arrival of the Ford C-Max Grand, has sliding rear side doors.

Madrid .- To mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of the first Mazda MX-5, Japan's brand presented last September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, as we reported in www.cochesafondo.com, the MX-5 Superlight version , a concept car that can make the line of the future of the Japanese convertibles.

Madrid .- Mazda has already revealed the insides of the new CX-7 SUV brand, with changes affecting every angle. Outwardly, it has increased the size of the lower grille, now enclosed in a silver frame (on the Luxury version), just as the fog lights. The application of some finishes side moldings and a new rear bumper, providing a new image that the brand has been strengthened with new colors and wheels 18 "and 19" and a larger rear spoiler as standard for the Sportive.

Tokyo (Japan) .- The Kiyora concept which Mazda unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show, summarizes the direction the company is taking on Japan's development of its new vehicles, in which expected consumption reductions of 30 % over current models. Kiyora equipped one of the members of the new generation direct injection engine developed by Mazda, the Sky-G 1.3-liter gasoline, coupled with light transmission and ultra-Sky Drive, in addition to equip the i - stop already shown in the Mazda 3 and the recovery of braking energy. The reduction of consumption, therefore, is achieved without the use of an electric unit.

Geneva (Switzerland) .- booth Mazda at the Geneva Motor Show this year is greener than ever. One of the lines that Mazda has been explored for this has been the development of an idle cutting technology, which shuts off the engine when the car is stationary in traffic jams and similar situations, obtaining thus reducing fuel consumption. The new boot system designed by Mazda works differently to those used by other brands such as Mercedes with the Class A, Peugeot 308 Stop & Start or the Toyota Auris. While traditionally, the system first used in the Citroën C3, used the starter to start the engine after a stop at a traffic light for example, Mazda injects gasoline directly on the piston head,

Gersthofen, 14 August 2009 - a time it was not clear whether the new introduced as early as January 2009 Mazda RX-8 ever comes to Europe. Now the decision in favor of the local rotary fans has been made: At the IAA (17 to 27 September 2009 in Frankfurt am Main) is looking into the car the scrutiny of the public. Already, the revamped model is ordered, we could already give us a first impression.

Leverkusen, 11 September 2009 - Mazda is celebrating the anniversary of the MX-5 round at the Frankfurt Motor Show (17 to 27 September 2009) with a sporting and purist interpretation of the Roadster. Now the manufacturer has released more pictures of the study. The MX-5 Super Light version is developed by the European Mazda design team, especially lighter cars. The radical design is to dispense with a windshield and a sporty chassis and offer a 1.8-liter gasoline engine with 126 hp driving pleasure. The purist approach leads to significantly higher dynamic performance and improved handling characteristics, combined with lower consumption.

Leverkusen, 24 August 2009 - Mazda introduces sporting equipment packages under the name Z-Line. The new line is for the Mazda 2 models, the 3 of the first generation, the 6 and the MX-5 available. Other models, including the new Mazda 3, will follow shortly.

Hiroshima (Japan), 25 September 2009 - Mazda is expanding from the practical testing of its hydrogen vehicles in everyday use: Two Mazda 5 Hydrogen RE Hybrid, the company has now been delivered to the authorities in Hiroshima, the seat of the headquarters. One of the two hydrogen-hybrid vehicles in the city of Hiroshima was made available, the other went to the government of Hiroshima Prefecture in western Japan.