- Autozam
In the late 1980s,
Mazda diversified in theJapan market with the launch of three newmarque s. The company created Autozam, Eunos, andEfini , in addition to theMazda and Ford brands already marketed there. This experiment was ended in the mid-1990s.The Autozam marque specialized in small cars and
keicar s with many models being rebadgedSuzuki s. This is the only Mazda marque to survive the 1990s - many of the vehicles are still sold with the "AZ" prefix.Like Eunos, Mazda continues to run dealerships with the Mazda Autozam name. These specialize in small vehicles, though all are part of the regular Mazda lineup and use the Mazda name now.
The following vehicles were part of the Autozam brand. Those that were rebadged versions are noted in parentheses.
* 1990-1994Autozam Carol keicar (Suzuki Alto )
* 1990-1994Autozam Revue subcompact car (Mazda 121 )
* 1990-1994Autozam Scrum mini MPV (Suzuki Carry )
* 1991-1994Autozam AZ-3 coupé (Mazda MX-3 )
* 1992-1993Autozam Clef sedan (Mazda 626 )
* 1992-1994Autozam AZ-1 mid-enginesports car (Suzuki Cara )
* 1994-2003Mazda AZ-Wagon station wagon (Suzuki Wagon R )
* 1995-1997Mazda AZ-3 coupé (Mazda MX-3 )
* 1998-2003Mazda AZ-Offroad mini SUV (Suzuki Jimny )
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