Mazda, EV and Japan

Mazda Accelerates EV Future with $Battery Plant and New Platform Development
Mazda is building a new battery plant in Japan, aiming for a full-scale electrification era with advanced EV platforms and battery technology.
EV Holdout Mazda Builds New Battery Plant In Japan
The company that famously declared it would be the last automaker in the world to field an EV-only fleet has just commissioned a lithium-ion battery plant in Japan.
Mazda to build module pack plant in southwest Japan
Mazda Motor said on Monday that it will build a new module pack plant for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells in Iwakuni City in southwest Japan.
Mazda plans to build an EV battery factory in Japan
Located in Iwakuni City, in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, the plant targets 10 GWh of annual production, Mazda said. Cells will be supplied by Panasonic under an agreement between the two companies announced in June 2023 and approved by Japanese regulators in September 2024.
Mazda to build battery pack plant in Japan for upcoming EVs
The new facility will be equipped to produce modules and packs for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells.
Mazda finally reveals plans to build its first dedicated EV: Here’s what we know so far
Mazda is finally stepping up with plans to build its first dedicated EV. The upcoming Mazda EV will be made in Japan and based on a new in-house platform. Here’s what we know about it so far. Although Mazda isn’t the first brand that comes to mind when you think of electric vehicles,
Mazda MX-5 12R Unveiled in Tokyo as Most Powerful Factory Miata Ever
The fourth-generation Miata is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2025, and yet Mazda still isn’t out of ideas for the ...
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Mazda is bringing this $20,000 Chinese EV overseas, but prices will be much higher
The electric Mazda 6 predecessor is headed for Europe this summer. Mazda’s EV starts at around $20,000 in China, ...
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Mazda Miata Getting 200 HP For The First Time Ever, But Only 200 Will Be Built
Power outputs have finally been confirmed for the Mazda MX-5 Miata 's new performance variant, the Mazda Spirit Racing MX-5, ...
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The Spirit Racing 12R is the ultimate Mazda MX-5, but we can’t have it
Mazda has launched the Spirit Racing Roadster 12R, improving on the MX-5’s tried-and-tested formula with track-inspired ...
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Japan's 2025 Mazda Roadster 35th Anniversary Edition Is Limited to 1,000 Units
By comparison, Australia will get a mere 50 examples of the special edition that celebrates 35 years of all things Mazda MX-5 ...
Japanese woman returns beloved RX-7 to Mazda after 25 years
Not so for 80-year-old Naoko Nishimoto of Nagasaki, whose sole choice of transportation for 25 years was a Mazda RX-7. A ...
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Mazda unveils its new EV for Europe: Meet the Mazda 6e with nearly 350 miles range
The electric Mazda 6 successor will arrive in Europe this summer. Mazda finally revealed its new EV, the Mazda ...
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Mazda's Masterpiece Of An Engine Family Proving There's Still Life In Combustion
Is the internal combustion engine (ICE) done and dusted? Mazda doesn't think so. That's why it is creating next-generation ...