Cx-70

Mazda started as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., making machine tools, then pivoting to three-wheel trucks. The R360 coupé (1960) was Mazda's first passenger car. Felix Wankel's rotary engine technology was licensed in 1961; the Mazda Cosmo Sport (1967) became the first production rotary car. The RX-7 (1978) and RX-8 (2003) continued the rotary tradition until emissions regulations became insurmountable. The MX-5 Miata (1989) reinvented the affordable sports car and has sold over 1.1 million units, the world's best-selling roadster. The Mazda3 and CX-5 anchor the mainstream range. Mazda rediscovered the rotary with the MX-30 R-EV (2023) as a range-extender generator.