Ford replaced the hatchback-only Tracer in 1991 with a twin of the Ford Escort, based on the Mazda 323's B platform.

In October 2011, Mazda announced a final production run of a special edition RX-8 Spirit R, and confirmed that production for the RX-8 will cease by February 2012 with no replacement in the near term.

The Millenia does not have a direct predecessor or replacement in the Mazda product line, though production concluded with the introduction of the Mazda 6.

As Suzuki released a replacement for the Suzuki Alto, the rebadged Mazda Carol was also replaced.

As a result of not being able to build the car they had originally planned, Mazda lost interest in the Kei class and sales halted without a replacement in 1976, on the eve of new Kei car regulations.

In 1983, the Ranger was introduced as the replacement for the Ford Courier, a badge-engineered version of the Mazda B-Series, in a segment largely defined by the pickup trucks from Datsun and Toyota.

The car is a replacement to the Mazda Persona and Eunos 300.

It was used for the replacement Mazda Capella, an emergency marketing measure because many believed cars wider than 1700mm wouldn't sell well in Japan, and Mazda only had wider cars in the Capella / 626's class then.

In addition, Mazda endeavored to rejuvenate itself around this time, partially with financial and management assistance from Ford, and successfully developed a new product line of high quality cars with desirable styling and superior driving dynamics, beginning with the Mazda6 and followed by the Mazda3, paving way for the arrival for Mazda's next-generation rotary sports car.

Mazda i-stop used in their Mazda3 / Axela line ( in Europe and JDM ) uses combustion to restart their engine by sensing the position of the piston in the cylinder.

* Mazda Axela / Mazda3

The Mazda6 was the first example of the company's new Stylish, Insightful, and Spirited design philosophy followed by the Mazda2 in December 2002, the RX-8 in August 2003, the Mazda3 in January 2004, the Mazda5 in the summer of 2005, the MX-5 in October 2005, and the Mazda CX-7 in November 2006.

The Mazda3 ( known as the Mazda Axela in Japan ) is a compact car manufactured in Japan by the Mazda Motor Corporation.

For the 2012 model year, Mazda began offering the Mazda3 with their newly developed SkyActiv technology, including a more rigid body, a new direct injection engine, and a new 6-speed transmission.

British Mazda3's are offered in S, TS, TS2, Sport, and a top end 2. 3ltr turbocharged Mazda3 MPS ( Mazda Performance Series ) models.

In October 2008 Mazda released pictures and video showing the next generation design of the Mazda3.

Mazda unveiled the 2010 Mazda3 sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19, 2008.

It also builds the Ford Escape, Ford Laser, Ford Focus, Mazda3, and Mazda Tribute for the local market, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.

Mazda is in 2012 releasing new petrol engines under the brand name SkyActiv with 14: 1 compression ratio, to be used in all Mazda vehicles by 2015.

Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion that believes that Ahura Mazda is the eternal creator of all good things.

Moreover, in his role as the one uncreated creator of all, Ahura Mazda is not the creator of druj which is " nothing ", anti-creation, and thus ( likewise ) uncreated.

His acting troupe, The Queens Players, have produced 6 mainstage productions of Grand Guignol plays, and Mazda is writing new plays in the classic Guignol style.

The company website states that name " derives from Ahura Mazda, a god of the earliest civilizations in West Asia ... the god of wisdom, intelligence and harmony ..." Ahura Mazda is the Iranian – Zoroastrian God.

Additionally, it is also the only marque to have ever offered a rotary-powered bus ( the Mazda Parkway, offered only in Japan ) or station wagon ( within the RX-3 & RX-4 line for US markets ).

The MX-5, also known as Miata () in North America and Eunos Roadster in Japan, is a lightweight two-seater roadster, of front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, built by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan.

The Renesis is capable of delivering with better fuel economy, reliability, and environmental friendliness than previous Mazda rotary engines, all from a nominal 1. 3 L displacement, however this was not enough to keep up with ever more stringent emissions standards.

The exhaust is, however, relatively low in NOx emissions, as combustion temperatures are lower than in other engines, and also because of some inherent Exhaust Gas Recirculation-EGR-in early engines ; the higher the combustion temperature is, the higher the NOx emissions are ( sir Harry Ricardo proved in the 20's that for every 1 % increase of the proportion of exhaust gas in the admission mix, there's a 45º F reduction in flame temperature ); this allowed Mazda to meet the United States Clean Air Act of 1970 in 1973 with a simple and inexpensive ' thermal reactor ' ( an enlarged open chamber in the exhaust manifold ) by paradoxically enriching the air-fuel ratio to the point where the unburned hydrocarbons ( HC ) in the exhaust would support complete combustion in the thermal reactor ; while piston-engine cars required expensive catalytic converters to deal with both unburned hydrocarbons and NOx emissions.

Mazda is the only team from outside Western Europe or the United States to have won Le Mans outright and the only non-piston engine ever to win Le Mans, which the company accomplished in 1991 with their four-rotor 787B (— actual displacement, rated by FIA formula at ).

Peter Garrison, contributing editor for Flying magazine, has said that " In my opinion, however, the most promising engine for aviation use is the Mazda rotary.

Darius mentions several times that he is the rightful king by the grace of Ahura Mazda, the Zoroastrian God.

While there is no absolute consensus on the kings before Darius, such as Cyrus and Cambyses, it is well established that Darius was an adherent of Zoroastrianism or at least a firm believer in Ahura Mazda.

Ahura Mazda ( Persian: اهورا مزدا ; Ahura Mazdā ), ( also known as Athura Mazda, Athuramazda, Aramazd, Ohrmazd, Ahuramazda, Hourmazd, Hormazd, Hurmuz, and Azzandara ) is the Avestan name for a divinity of the Old Iranian religion who was proclaimed the uncreated God by Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism.

Ahura Mazda is described as the highest deity of worship in Zoroastrianism, along with being the first and most frequently invoked deity in the Yasna.

Thus Ahura Mazda is the lord of light and wisdom.

Ahura Mazda is the creator and upholder of Arta ( truth ).

Ahura Mazda is an omniscient ( though not omnipotent ) god, who created a being called Angra Mainyu, the " evil spirit " who as the creator of evil will be destroyed according to frashokereti ( the destruction of evil ).

This switch in focus also resulted in the development of another lightweight sports car, the piston-powered Mazda Roadster ( perhaps better known by its worldwide names as the MX-5 or Miata ), inspired by the concept ' jinba ittai '.

) Ford has also lent Mazda some of its capacity when needed: the Mazda 121 sold in Europe and South Africa was, for a time, a variant of the Ford Fiesta built in plants in Europe and South Africa.

Mazda has also made an effort in the past to sell some of Ford's cars in Japan, mainly through its Autorama dealer group.

Mazda also helped Ford develop the 1991 Explorer, which Mazda sold as the 2-door only Mazda Navajo from 1991 through 1994.

The most notable pistonless rotary engine, the Wankel rotary engine has also been used in cars ( notably by NSU in the Ro80 and by Mazda in a variety of cars such as the RX-series which includes the popular RX-7 and RX-8 ), as well as in some experimental aviation applications.

The SCCA also sanctions professional series for some amateur classes, such as the Mazda MX-5 Cup ( Spec Miata ), Spec Racer Ford Pro, Formula Enterprises Pro, and the F2000 Championship Series.

Private racers have also had considerable success with stock and modified Mazda Wankel-engine cars.

Zoroaster also spoke of a rival to Ahura Mazda, who was similarly uncreated.

It is also reported that Zoroaster later received an edict from Ahura Mazda that the two were indeed different beings strictly speaking.

He further stated that Ahura Mazda created spirits known as yazatas to aid him, who also merited devotion.

Zurvanism also makes Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu of equal strength and only contrasting divinities.

Haug also interpreted the concept of a free will of Yasna 45. 9 as an accommodation to explain where Angra Mainyu came from since Ahura Mazda created only good.

The Japanese manufacturers have also been frequent visitors to the US sports car scene ( Nissan and Toyota in particular during the heyday of IMSA ) and to the European scene, in particular Le Mans, where despite many years of trying by all the man Japanese marques the only victory to have been scored by a Japanese marque was by Mazda in 1991.

Exclusive to the MotoGP class, there was also a USA round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California for the 800 cc class only, this is because the paddock is not large enough to also include the other 2 classes.

The book contains alternative suggestions for incorporating other donors including a BMW E36, Mazda MX-5 and also motorcycle engines.

The Wankel engine-based Mazda RX-7 is also starting to become popular.