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- History
 1920
* Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd is founded in Hiroshima, Japan.
1921
* Jujiro Matsuda becomes president.
1927
* Company becomes Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
1929
* Manufacturing of Toyo machine tools begins.
1931
* Three-wheel truck production starts.
1932
* Begins export with 3-wheel trucks for China.
1935
* Production of rock drills and gauge blocks begins.
1945
* (Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima)(End of World War II)
* Mazda loans part of headquarters' building to Hiroshima prefecture and all functions of the prefecture office are transferred there.(until July '46).
1949
* 3-wheeled truck exports restart (India).
1951
* Jujiro Matsuda becomes chairman and Tsuneji Matsuda takes over as president.
1958
* Introduces Mazda Romper, 4-wheel light truck.
1960
* Introduces Mazda R360 Coupe, first Mazda 2-door passenger car.
1961
* Enters into technical cooperation with NSU/ Wankel (formerly in West Germany) on rotary engines.
* Mazda Proceed (B-series 1500) compact pickup is introduced.
1962
* Begins local assembly in South Korea
* Introduces Mazda Carol 600, first Mazda 4-door passenger car.
1963
* Cumulative production reaches 1 million vehicles.
* Begins local assembly in South Africa.
* Introduces Mazda Familia Van.
1964
* Introduces Mazda E2000.
* First generation Mazda Familia (800/1000) is introduced.
1965
* Technical cooperation begins with Perkins Services N.V. (U.K.) on diesel engines.
* Miyoshi Proving Ground is completed.
* Introduces Mazda Proceed.
1966
* Introduces Mazda Bongo.
* Introduces Mazda Luce.
* New passenger car plant (Ujina) in Hiroshima is completed.
1967
* Full-scale export to the European market starts.
* Establishes sales company in Australia.
* Introduces Mazda Cosmo Sports (110S), Mazda’s first rotary engine vehicle.
* Fully redesigns Mazda 1000/1200.
1968
* Establishes sales company in Canada.
* Begins local assembly of passenger cars in Malaysia.
* Begins full-scale exports of rotary engine vehicles.
* Ford, Nissan and Mazda agree to establish Japan Automatic Transmission Company (JATCO).
1970
* Mazda Familia cumulative production reaches 1 million vehicles.
* Exports to the U.S. begin.
* Mazda Capella (RX-2) is introduced.
* Kouhei Matsuda becomes president.
1971
* Establishes Mazda Motor of America (MMA).
Source: Mazda.com
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