Last May 30, Mazda celebrated the 40th Anniversary of its rotary engine. Mazda launched on 30 May 1967 the Mazda Cosmo Sport – the world’s first car to use twin-rotor Wankel engine. After this year, Mazda has nearly two million vehicles produced by the Rotary engine. Jim O’Sullivan, president and CEO of Mazda North American Operations, said that Mazda is the only company with a laser-like focus on vehicle development and technical success and had the perseverance and unyielding goal of the rotary engine had continued. He added that it began in the 1950s and they now face a very bright hydrogen-powered future. He stated that the Mazda rotary engine is reflected as a company that chose to do that, what did not do the most, and has its own successes where others have failed. Resolved among the automakers only have Mazda engineering obstacles that put the engine on the market in a mass-production car is essential. Driven by the Rotary engine, was the first vehicle Mazda sells in the United States from 1970 R100. This was the period when the Mazda Rotary Pickup is installed with the Wankel engine. The sports-car establishment was the shock and sales records were never released sales of Mazda sports cars, when the legendary RX-7 set in 1979. In the years 1986 and 1993, the RX-7 generations were released. These include the first production applications of turbo-charging of the rotary engine in the U.S. market. The engine has been updated with the introduction of the port side when the car manufacturers the refined four-door sports car RX-8 introduced in 2003. This has led to dramatically minimize exhaust emissions and enhanced performance. In the world of motorsports Mazda Motor has also enormously successful. It powered the company’s cars to more than 100 professional sports car victories in the U.S. alone. And that’s not all! He also created an overall victory at the 1991 running of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mazda was the first and is still the only Japanese car company that this extreme endurance race won. Changed, however, this success also the rules for subsequent races. The Wankel engine has been banned. The engine is still part of modern American motor sports. In fact, the Speed Source Team is power is the rotary engine, the winner of the Grand Am Rolex GT competition in their specially prepared RX-was 8th The powerful engine is also switched on every vehicle, and the ultra-competitive Star Mazda Championship for open-wheel racers. Mazda looks at how an organization self-improvement, the company promises its commitment to the rotary engine for the long term. After almost 5 decades of development, the company has to the fact that rotary technology is clearly perfect for hydrogen as a fuel to burn, start especially when compared to conventional piston engines. In Japan, the company has research and develop hydrogen-powered rotary, hydrogen rotary hybrid-electric vehicles. Moreover, Mazda is already hydrogen-powered rotary-powered RX-8 on the road – another breakthrough from car manufacturers. About Mazda Motor Corporation A Japanese automobile manufacturer, which is in Hiroshima, Japan, Mazda Motor Corporation is based, the manufacturer of top quality and model of car parts such as Mazda multi rib belt. Moreover, Mazda is also a well known manufacturer of various types of vehicles and their parts. The company is expected that 1 to produce. 25 million vehicles a year from 2006. Among Japan, Europe, North America and Latin America, the sales will be shared equally. Mazda 33rd 4% of controlling interest by the Ford Motor Company is controlled.

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