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The auto industry has seen some of the coolest looking vehicles in the form of concept cars. These vehicles are not only made to catch the attention of auto enthusiasts but also show the direction that a company is going in terms of design, features, and performance. These vehicles are often found on motor shows where they can be viewed by car enthusiasts.

“Love car, love people, love life.” This has been Nissan’s guiding principle in carving out its niche in the automotive industry. With its dedication to the people as well as its zest for everything that life has to offer, Nissan has manifested such values in designing superior cars that are tailor-made to the needs of the public. Today, Nissan vehicles are lauded for its main attributes of being reasonably priced, highly reliable, and technologically advanced.

The Toyo Cork Kogyo Company, founded in 1920 in Hiroshima, Japan, used the name “Mazda” for its first three-wheeled truck, built in 1931. Company founder Jujiro Matsuda chose the word “Mazda” because it was the name of the Zoroastrian god of good and light. Work on a small sedan began in the late 1930s, but development was halted so the company could pitch in with Japan’s war effort.

It is widely known that Nissan is in the auto industry a long time and through the years, Nissan has introduced some of the most memorable auto models. These vehicles are now being showcased at the company’s auto museum in Tokyo.

One of the most recognizable brands of trucks is Mazda. Founded in the first quarter of the 20th century, Mazda is one of the biggest Japanese manufacturers of automobiles, and is estimated to produce more than 1 million automobiles per year with sales in Japan, Europe, and North America. But before becoming an international super-company, Mazda was once the Toyo Cork Kogyo Company, which was founded 1920 and manufactured machine tools. And it was not until 1931 that Toyo Cork Kogyo shifted from machine tools to automotives and introduced the Mazda-Go, a three-wheeled truck in 1931. The word Mazda was finally adapted as the company name in 1984, although every automobile sold bore the name Mazda. And from then on and until today, Mazda is one of the leaders in automobile manufacture and technology. Mazda pioneered a lot of fresh innovations previously unknown in the automotive industry, and is the only producer of the Miller cycle engine in the world and the last remaining manufacturer of Wankel engine, which uses a rotor instead of the reciprocating pistons found in most standard internal combustion engines today. Also, Mazda is quite popular in Australia and in 2006 Mazda was one of the highest sold automotive brands in the region.

Mazda has uncovered its summer vehicles – the limited edition 3 and 6 models, which will all be on sale this month.

Before the year ends, Mazda will expand its diesel offerings in Australia.

An example is the Mazda 3 diesel that will join the Mazda6 and is expected to arrive in September. It will be available in both sedan and hatchback form, the Mazda 3 will have the same engine as the present Mazda6 diesel.

Last May 30, Mazda celebrated the 40th anniversary of its rotary engine. Mazda launched on May 30, 1967 the Mazda Cosmo Sport – the world’s first car to use twin-rotor rotary engine. After that year, Mazda has produced almost two million vehicles that were powered by the rotary engine.