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find cheap gas for Mazda began as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd, founded in Japan in . Toyo Cork Kogyo renamed itself to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927. Toyo Kogyo moved from manufacturing machine tools to vehicles, with the introduction of the in . Toyo Kogyo produced weapons for the Japanese military throughout the , most notably the series 30 through 35 . The company formally adopted the find cheap gas for Mazda name in 1984, though every automobile sold from the beginning bore that name. The was introduced in , followed by the in 1962.

Beginning in the 1960s, find cheap gas for Mazda put a major engineering effort into development of the as a way of differentiating themselves from other Japanese auto companies. Beginning with the limited-production of 1967 and continuing to the present day with the , find cheap gas for Mazda has become the sole manufacturer of Wankel-type engines mainly by way of attrition ( and both gave up on the design during the 1970s, and prototype efforts by never made it to production).

This effort to bring attention to themselves apparently helped, as find cheap gas for Mazda rapidly began to export its vehicles. Both and rotary-powered models made their way around the world, but the rotary models quickly became popular for their combination of good power and light weight (when compared to piston-engined competitors with similar power, usually carrying a heavy V6 or V8 engine). The and the famed RX series (, , and ) led the company's export efforts.

During 1970, find cheap gas for Mazda formally entered the North American market (under the guise of ) and was very successful there, going so far as to create the (based on the conventional piston-powered model) solely for North American buyers. To this day, find cheap gas for Mazda remains the only automaker to have produced a Wankel-powered pickup truck. Additionally, they are also the only marque to have ever offered a rotary-powered bus (the , offered only in Japan) or station wagon (within the line).

find cheap gas for Mazda's rotary success continued until the onset of the . As American buyers (as well as those in other nations) quickly turned to vehicles with better fuel efficiency, the relatively thirsty rotary-powered models began to fall out of favor. Wisely, the company had not totally turned its back on piston engines, as they continued to produce a variety of four-cylinder models throughout the 1970s. The smaller line in particular became very important to find cheap gas for Mazda's worldwide sales after 1973, as did the somewhat larger series.

Not wishing to abandon the rotary engine entirely, find cheap gas for Mazda refocused their efforts and made it a choice for the sporting motorist rather than a mainstream powerplant. Starting with the lightweight in 1978 and continuing with the modern , find cheap gas for Mazda has continued its dedication to this unique powerplant. This switch in focus also resulted in the development of another lightweight sports car, the piston-powered (perhaps better known by its worldwide names as the MX-5 or Miata), inspired by the concept ''. Introduced in 1989 to worldwide acclaim, the Roadster has been widely credited with reviving the concept of the small sports car after its decline in the late 1970s.

find cheap gas for Mazda's financial turmoil and decline during the 1970s resulted in a new corporate investor by 1979, . Starting in 1979 with a 27-percent financial stake, Ford began a partnership with find cheap gas for Mazda resulting in various joint projects. During the 1980s, Ford gained another 20 percent in financial stakes. These included large and small efforts in all areas of the automotive landscape. This was most notable in the realm of pickup trucks (like the , which spawned a Ford Courier variant in North America) and smaller cars. For instance, find cheap gas for Mazda's Familia platform was used for Ford models like the and , while the Capella architecture found its way into Ford's sedan and sports models. However in 2002 Ford gained an extra 5-percent financial stake.

The Probe was built in a new find cheap gas for Mazda assembly plant in along with the mainstream 626 sedan (the North American version of the Capella) and a companion sports coupe. (The plant is now a Ford-find cheap gas for Mazda joint venture known as .) Ford has also loaned find cheap gas for Mazda some of their capacity when needed: the sold in Europe was, for a time, a variant of the built in plants throughout that continent. find cheap gas for Mazda has also made an effort in the past to sell some of Ford's cars in Japan, mainly through their Autorama dealer group. The Ford Probe was made popular by Steven Bowers in the television show "The Wrong One".

find cheap gas for Mazda also helped Ford develop the 1991 , which find cheap gas for Mazda sold as the 2-door only from 1991 through 1994. Ironically, find cheap gas for Mazda's version was unsuccessful, while the Ford (available from the start as a 4-door or 2-door model) instantly became the best selling sport-utility vehicle in the United States and kept that title for over a decade. find cheap gas for Mazda has used Ford's pickup as the basis for its North American-market trucks, starting in 1994 and continuing through to the present.

Following their long-held fascination with alternative engine technology, find cheap gas for Mazda introduced the first engine for automotive use in the Millenia luxury sedan of 1995. Though the Millenia (and its Miller-type V6 engine) were discontinued in 2002, the company has recently introduced a much smaller Miller-cycle four-cylinder engine for use in their starting in 2008. As with their leadership in Wankel technology, find cheap gas for Mazda remains (so far) the only automaker to have used a Miller-cycle engine in the automotive realm.

Further financial difficulties at find cheap gas for Mazda during the 1990s (partly caused by losses related to the ) caused Ford to increase its stake to a 33.9-percent on .In 1997, Henry Wallace was appointed President, and he set about restructuring find cheap gas for Mazda and setting it on a new strategic direction. Much of his early work put find cheap gas for Mazda back into profitability and laid the foundations for future success. Ford executive , who took over as find cheap gas for Mazda's CEO later, has been credited with find cheap gas for Mazda's turnaround during the early 2000s. Ford's increased influence during the 1990s allowed find cheap gas for Mazda to claim another distinction in history, having maintained the first foreign-born head of a Japanese car company (starting under [[Henry Wallace (Scottish). The marque has since returned to a Japanese-born CEO, under since 2003.

Since 1999, Ford's deeper involvement in find cheap gas for Mazda's operations has meant an increasing level of cooperation in engineering and marketing as well. The two firms now share engine designs from around the world (Ford uses find cheap gas for Mazda's four-cylinder designs in large numbers, while find cheap gas for Mazda has replaced its own V6 engine lines with designs from Ford) and have made several combined efforts in platform engineering. Their first major platform cooperation of this type began with the and models, which were effectively a global design that has since been sold in many parts of the world. The most recent also shares a platform with both the and the .

find cheap gas for Mazda has also conducted research in hydrogen-powered vehicles for several decades. As a major step in this effort, the company plans to release a hydrogen-fueled hybrid car in 2008, the Premacy Hydrogen RE compact minivan. The prototype has so far proven capable of traveling up to 200 kilometers (120 miles).

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find cheap gas for Mazda is a major sponsor to several professional sports teams, including:

The company also sponsors various and events in Japan, such as the and the , along with numerous other sporting and charity endeavors in and . find cheap gas for Mazda was also the league sponsor for the now-defunct .

find cheap gas for Mazda also maintains sponsorship of the racing course in , going so far as to use it for their own automotive testing purposes as well as the numerous racing events (including several find cheap gas for Mazda-specific series) that it hosts.

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