# List of Mazda vehicles
Mazda Motor Corporation, the Hiroshima-based Japanese automaker founded in 1920 as Toyo Cork Kogyo, has produced passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and micro-mini (kei) vehicles since 1931, when it began selling three-wheeled trucks under the Mazda-Go name.[1](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/greatcar/) • [2](https://news.mazdausa.com/mazda-history) This article lists the company's current production models, the Japan-market names that differ from export names, notable historical vehicles, and models that have been discontinued.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First passenger car | R360 Coupe, May 1960; 356cc air-cooled 16 hp engine, priced at 300,000 yen, with 4,090 units sold in December 1960 alone[3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/) |
| First rotary vehicle | Cosmo Sport (110S), May 1967; 491cc x 2 two-rotor engine, 110 hp, 1,480,000 yen[3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/) |
| Current lineup (Japan) | Passenger cars from the Mazda2 to the CX-90, plus Flair, Carol, and Scrum micro-minis and Bongo, Titan, and Familia Van commercial models[4](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/cars/) |
| Best seller | CX-5, on sale since 2012; cumulative global production and sales each reached five million units by the end of 2025[5](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/publicity/release/2026/202601/260129a.pdf) |
| Racing milestone | 787B won the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hours, the first victory for a Japanese automobile and for a rotary engine[6](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1990-1999/) |
| Recent departures | Mazda6 (discontinued in the US for the 2022 model year), CX-9 (ended after 2023), and CX-3[7](https://www.cars.com/articles/the-mazda6-is-dead-for-2022-what-sedans-can-you-still-buy-436252/) • [8](https://news.mazdausa.com/2023-06-30-Mazda-CX-9-Discontinuation) |
| Rotary revival | MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV (2023) uses an 8C rotary engine solely as a generator in a plug-in hybrid[9](https://at.mazda-press.com/api/assets/download/04663a1c-0ad9-4af5-9051-4feb673bc055_Pdf?isDownload=false) |
## Current models
Mazda's global newsroom groups the current range into passenger cars, micro-minis, and commercial vehicles. The passenger-car list comprises the MX-30, Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda6, CX-3, CX-30, CX-4, CX-5, CX-50, CX-60, CX-70, CX-80, CX-90, Roadster (sold as MX-5 in export markets), and the electric EZ-6 / [Mazda 6e](https://www.edgepedia.org/mazda-6e) and EZ-60 / [Mazda CX-6e](https://www.edgepedia.org/mazda-cx-6e). Four of these, the CX-4, CX-50, EZ-6 / 6e, and EZ-60 / CX-6e, are marked as not on sale in Japan.[4](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/cars/)
The micro-mini (kei) range consists of the Flair, Flair Wagon, Carol, and Scrum Wagon. Commercial vehicles comprise the Bongo, Bongo Brawny, Titan, Scrum Van, Scrum Truck, Familia Van, and the BT-50 pickup, the last of which is also not sold in Japan.[4](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/cars/)
In the United States, the 2026 lineup announced through Mazda North American Operations includes the Mazda3, CX-5, CX-30, CX-50, CX-70, CX-90, and MX-5.[10](https://news.mazdausa.com/2026-vehicles?l=100) The 2026 CX-5, a third-generation model revealed in July 2025, is 4.5 inches longer in overall length and wheelbase than its predecessor and offers an available 15.6-inch touchscreen with Google built-in.[11](https://news.mazdausa.com/2025-07-10-Mazda-Reveals-All-New-2026-CX-5?_bhlid=ffdac246410ef086c41cb72c447523b91d6e58e2&asPDF=1)
## Japan-market and export names
Mazda has historically sold many models under different names at home and abroad. The current Roadster is the MX-5 or MX-5 Miata in export markets. Among previous models, the [Demio](https://www.edgepedia.org/mazda-demio) was the Mazda2, the Atenza was the Mazda6, the Axela was the Mazda3, the Familia was the 323 or 800/1000, the Capella was the 626, the Luce was the 929 or 1500/1800, and the Sentia was the 929.[4](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/cars/) • [3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/) • [6](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1990-1999/) The company's five domestic sales channels of the late 1980s, including EUNOS for premium models and AUTOZAM for micros, also carried channel-specific names such as Eunos Cosmo, Eunos Presso (MX-3), and [Autozam AZ-3](https://www.edgepedia.org/mazda-mx-3) and Revue.[12](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/highlights/) • [6](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1990-1999/)
## Historical vehicles
**The 1960s: from microcars to rotary power.** Mazda's first passenger car, the R360 Coupe of May 1960, seated four and returned fuel economy of 32 km/liter, bringing car ownership within reach of salaried workers.[3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/) The Carol 360 of February 1962 was the company's first four-door passenger car, and the Familia range, launched as the Mazda 800/1000 in 1964, became a long-running small-car line.[3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/) After entering technical cooperation with NSU and Wankel in July 1961, Mazda commercialized the rotary engine in the Cosmo Sport (110S) of May 1967, a two-seater with a 491cc x 2 two-rotor engine producing 110 horsepower, a top speed of 185 km/h, and a quarter-mile time of 16.3 seconds; a 128 hp version followed in 1968 at 1,580,000 yen.[3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/) Rotary power then spread through the range: the Familia Rotary Coupe (R100) of 1968, the Luce Rotary Coupe (R130) of 1969, which was the first front-engine, front-wheel-drive passenger car in Japan, and full-scale rotary exports from April 1969.[3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/)
**The 1970s: the RX-7 and the oil crisis.** The Savanna RX-7, introduced in March 1978, was developed under the theme of "pursuit of driving pleasure" and used a 12A two-rotor rotary engine of 130 hp in a front-midship layout.[3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/) The third-generation Capella (Mazda 626) followed in October 1978. The first oil crisis had earlier forced a pivotal shift away from a rotary-centered product strategy, because the engine's fuel consumption was a weakness when crude oil prices soared.[12](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/highlights/)
**The 1980s and 1990s: MX-5, luxury sedans, and Le Mans.** The MX-5 (Roadster), introduced in 1989, was designed at Mazda North America's California development center and remains in production in its fourth generation, launched in May 2015.[13](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/greatcar/roadster/04/) • [4](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/cars/) The late 1980s brought a lineup expansion around V6-powered midsize sedans sold through new channels, including the fifth-generation Luce (929) with Mazda's first 2000 [V6 engine](https://www.edgepedia.org/v6-engine) and the Sentia (929) with 2.5- and 3.0-liter V6 DOHC engines.[12](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/highlights/) • [6](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1990-1999/) On the track, the 787B won the 1991 [Le Mans](https://www.edgepedia.org/le-mans) 24 Hours on Mazda's 13th attempt, the first victory for both a Japanese manufacturer and a rotary engine.[6](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1990-1999/)
**The 2000s: new-generation models.** Between 2002 and 2003 Mazda launched four new-generation models that represented two-thirds of its global sales: the Atenza (Mazda6), Demio (Mazda2), RX-8, and Axela (Mazda3).[14](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/about/speech/1653/index.html) The RX-8, released in 2003, was a four-door, four-seat sports car powered by the RENESIS rotary engine, which won International Engine of the Year in 2003; in 2004 it was the only vehicle on sale with a rotary engine.[15](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/2000-2004/) • [16](https://www.mazda.ca/en/discover-mazda/welcome-to-mazda/our-heritage/) The Tribute SUV of 2000 was jointly developed with Ford and was the first light SUV powered by a three-liter V6 engine.[15](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/2000-2004/)
**The 2010s: SKYACTIV and the crossover era.** The CX-5, which made its world debut in 2012 as the first of Mazda's all-SKYACTIV "sixth-generation" lineup, became the brand's best seller, with cumulative global production and sales each reaching five million units by the end of 2025, including over 1.6 million sold in the United States.[5](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/publicity/release/2026/202601/260129a.pdf) • [2](https://news.mazdausa.com/mazda-history) The Mazda3 gained a SKYACTIV 2.0-liter engine in 2011 that was more than 20 percent more fuel-efficient than its MZR predecessor.[2](https://news.mazdausa.com/mazda-history)
## Discontinued models
Several established names have left the lineup in recent years. The Mazda6 was discontinued for the 2022 model year in the United States, alongside the subcompact CX-3 crossover, whose role was taken by the newer CX-30.[7](https://www.cars.com/articles/the-mazda6-is-dead-for-2022-what-sedans-can-you-still-buy-436252/) The CX-9, Mazda's largest three-row SUV since 2007, was discontinued for the US market after the 2023 model year and replaced by the first-ever 2024 CX-90 on the brand's new longitudinal platform with an inline-six engine.[8](https://news.mazdausa.com/2023-06-30-Mazda-CX-9-Discontinuation) • [17](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44443437/mazda-cx-9-discontinued/) In Japan, the previous-models list also includes the CX-8, Premacy, Biante, MPV, Verisa, CX-7, Bongo Friendee, Millenia, and the AZ-Wagon family of micro-minis.[18](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/cars/previous.html)
## The rotary lineage
Rotary-engine vehicles form a distinct thread through Mazda's model history, from the 1967 Cosmo Sport through the R100, R130, RX-3 (Savanna), RX-7 generations, and the RX-8.[3](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/) • [6](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1990-1999/) After the RX-8 ended production, Mazda returned the rotary to its lineup in 2023 with the MX-30 e-Skyactiv R-EV, a plug-in hybrid in which an 8C single-rotor engine with direct fuel injection serves only as a generator for the battery. The model's WLTP combined figures are 1.0 l/100 km of fuel, 17.5 kWh/100 km of electricity, and 21 g/km of CO2.[9](https://at.mazda-press.com/api/assets/download/04663a1c-0ad9-4af5-9051-4feb673bc055_Pdf?isDownload=false)
## References
1. [Great Cars of Mazda, Mazda Motor Corporation](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/greatcar/)
2. [Mazda USA history timeline, Mazda USA Newsroom](https://news.mazdausa.com/mazda-history)
3. [History of Mazda, 1920-1979, Mazda Motor Corporation](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1920-1979/)
4. [Mazda Newsroom: Vehicles, Current Models](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/cars/)
5. [Mazda CX-5 Achieves Five Million Units, Mazda Newsroom (2026)](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/publicity/release/2026/202601/260129a.pdf)
6. [History of Mazda, 1990-1999, Mazda Motor Corporation](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/1990-1999/)
7. [The Mazda6 Is Dead for 2022, Cars.com](https://www.cars.com/articles/the-mazda6-is-dead-for-2022-what-sedans-can-you-still-buy-436252/)
8. [Mazda CX-9 Discontinuation, Mazda USA Newsroom (June 30, 2023)](https://news.mazdausa.com/2023-06-30-Mazda-CX-9-Discontinuation)
9. [Mazda MX-30 R-EV Press Kit (2023)](https://at.mazda-press.com/api/assets/download/04663a1c-0ad9-4af5-9051-4feb673bc055_Pdf?isDownload=false)
10. [Mazda USA Newsroom: 2026 Vehicles](https://news.mazdausa.com/2026-vehicles?l=100)
11. [Mazda Reveals All-New 2026 CX-5, Mazda USA Newsroom (July 2025)](https://news.mazdausa.com/2025-07-10-Mazda-Reveals-All-New-2026-CX-5?_bhlid=ffdac246410ef086c41cb72c447523b91d6e58e2&asPDF=1)
12. [Historical Highlights, Mazda Motor Corporation](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/highlights/)
13. [MX-5 (1989-), Great Cars of Mazda, Mazda Motor Corporation](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/greatcar/roadster/04/)
14. [Mazda Press Conference, Beijing (June 8, 2004), Mazda Newsroom](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/about/speech/1653/index.html)
15. [History of Mazda, 2000-2004, Mazda Motor Corporation](https://www.mazda.com/en/about/history/2000-2004/)
16. [Our Heritage, Mazda Canada](https://www.mazda.ca/en/discover-mazda/welcome-to-mazda/our-heritage/)
17. [Mazda CX-9 Officially Dies Off after 2023, Car and Driver](https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a44443437/mazda-cx-9-discontinued/)
18. [Mazda Newsroom: Vehicles, Previous Models](https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/cars/previous.html)
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