Mazda

 

Mazda, also referred to as the Mazda Motor Corporation, is a multinational automaker based in Fuchu, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Having produced over 1.5 million vehicles in Japan and manufacturing plants around the world for global sale in 2015, Mazda was rated as the fifteenth biggest automaker by production worldwide. Its name was developed when the company produced its first three-wheeled truck. The term "Mazda" is associated with Ahura Mazda, the God of Light. The company hoped the name would brighten the image of the compact vehicles that they produced.