Mazda built by Ford motor company?

[MarkSpark]

Holy cow MP5jeff!! Keep your pantyhose on!! I heard something and wanted to confirm it. It looks like it is confirmed that Ford does make some of the parts in the Mazdas and that greatly affects my decision to buying one. You just need to calm down! Try waking up on the other side of the bed next time!

Ford Doesn't own mazda parts...they own a stake...they don't touch mazda's stuff.

 

[elfhearse]

Chevy sales person

First general rule: don't believe ANY salesperson....they want yoour money and will say what they need to get it$$$$$$

 

[Newf]

The escape/tribute are shared among Ford. As is the mpv with the windstar.

All Mazda cars are japanese. The Mazda 6 does however share the engine block with the Ford duratechs but all it's internals are Mazda.

All 3rd Gen Protege's are built in Japan then shipping via boat to N.A.. Only the ECU is shared with Ford. I'm sure their might be some little things like a bolt here or a plastic thingy here that is also shared but the ECU is definitely and is the only major component confirmed.

Ford bought 33.3% of Mazda. This is considered a controlling Share in Japanese businesses.

The Mazda 3 shares the same platform (frame) as the soon to be Fuckus....I mean Focus, and Volvo. The engine was designed by Mazda


....damn, gotta go.

 

[goldwing2000]

Fact: Ford owns 33.4% of Mazda (as of 1996). Ford does NOT own Mazda.

Fact: The Mazda3 has 0% U.S./Canadian parts content. Any Ford parts are made outside North America (probably Europe or India).

Fact: The Mazda3 final assembly point is Hiroshima, Japan (they must have cleaned up well since 1945).

Fact: The 2.3L S-VT engine is a MAZDA engine that Ford is planning to use on upcoming vehicles. The Focus 2.3L engine is a whole different critter. The only other vehicle that shares the engine is the Mazda6. See THIS article for more details.

Anything else I can debunk for you?

 

[noclue119]

I was in japan a year ago and went to the mazda planet.... All mazda cars are made in hiroshima with no Ford help... thank god.

 

[Newf]

I was in japan a year ago and went to the mazda planet....

WOW MAzda has their own Planet? LOL



sorry, I was off by 0.01%



Oh, and I'm one of the most anti-domestic car person you'll ever meet....and I am on my 2nd Mazda( 1st was a mp3) after owning 5 (3 preludes, accord, and Civic) all new Honda's since 1990.

 

[noclue119]

...I'm one of the most anti-domestic car person you'll ever meet.....

what kind of car do they make in canada? what is exactly domestic for u ? (evil)

sorry had to take a cheap shot

 

[Newf]

You know what I meant, ha, ha. The big 3.


Ford, any of GM, Dodge/Chrysler.


Little it be known, but there are a lot of cars built in Canada. Honda's for one.

 

[goldwing2000]

My 1980 Chevy K-10 for another.

 

[Siphen]

I have had my Mazda3 Sport Hatch for 3 weeks now and love the car! So far there has been aboslutely nothing wrong with it. I've put on 950 miles and can not get enough of driving it.

Aside from the m3s being the bast car I test drove in it's class, as you have already heard everything is built in Japan completely independent of Ford American Made parts.

 

[SciFiMan]

I'm still a huge Subaru fan, but couldn't afford a WRX so I got the Pro. Pretty much across all models Mazda ranks very high for reliability. You listed a fair range of cars, big difference in prices and performance. What are you planning to do with the car? Plain daily driving (I assume not since your here) with gas mileage concerns? Low insurance cost? Racing on weekends? Bad weather needing AWD? Will you trade the car in a few years or keep it for 12? You listed all good cars, just refine your target.

 

[sndsgood]

don't buy into the domestics dont last longer, i'm going on over 150k with my g.a. worst problem ive had was a water pump. just because ford owns shares doesnt mean somehow they kill the reliabilty of it,


and just a little info. theres a certain ford plant in ohio pumping out tranny's for mazda's

 

[BlueMonsta]

Ford never owns mazdas! lol..
Fix
Or
Repair
Daily
haha...

ford owns a portion of mazdas.
Currently all mazdas are built in japan. But the technology is shared with ford and its child companies

 

[1ofdfew323]

i hate the fact that mazda shares engines with ford but anyhow... i have 2 friends of mine that owns a rsx and rsx types. the rsx is stock but already had a check engine lite twice in less than a year and all she had is lowerings springs. the other guys (type s) blew his tranny from shooting nos. Nos his got intake hondata no NOS and the tranny is still comming off on him on his 2nd gear. and this is his brand new tranny.
wut i've heard about the wrx is that they always have tranny problem. Its too weak to handle that much torque or some s*** like that!

 

[canada3]

OK guys Since I am a previous mazda 626 owner I want to straight some things out...The 626 was built in Michigan (which surprized me)......the bseries trucks are built in also in the states or mexico.....the only vehicle that comes outside north america is the protege at that time and now I persume the 3

Also the 626 from 93-end model had the same suspension and engine in the ford probe 93-end model.....and then the ford contour 98 up had the same engine as well.......

Now I am not sure where the 6 is made and dont really care


And as far as peps saying about the part sharing and stuff you are right but its not just ford who does this

Chysler uses mitsu parts (dodge stealth was the first example with the engines)

Chevy has some too........

The american companies relized that the japanese and other markets where making better engines as well as electronics so they went with the saying......if ya cant beat them.....buy them and use there sh*t

 

[Siphen]

Ford used a yamaha Engine in the Taurus SHO, I believe up untill 95.

 

[dugrant153]

I believe GM owns a portion of Subaru, as it also owns a portion of Saab.
Same with Ford and Mazda.

The Mazda 3 is built in Japan. The Mazda 6 is built in the USA.

 

[Mike R]

OK guys Since I am a previous mazda 626 owner I want to straight some things out...The 626 was built in Michigan (which surprized me)......the bseries trucks are built in also in the states or mexico.....the only vehicle that comes outside north america is the protege at that time and now I persume the 3

The B-series (at least recently~10 years) are rebadged rangers, Ford all the way.

The whole domestics don't last and Japanese are better is crap. My 87 Crown Vic has 250K on the original motor-and was run hard every day, and raced every friday and saturday for a few years. My 2003.5 Protege has 30K and is getting a new motor...

 

[TheMirror]

A friend of mine told me that Mazdas are built by Ford. I'm not too excited about this since domestic cars don't seem to hold up as well as Imports. Can someone verify this for me? I am looking to purchase a new vehicle soon and I've researched a few cars EXTENSIVELY. I have looked at the Acura RSX, Subaru WRX, MazdaSpeed Protege, Mini Cooper S and now I'm looking at the Mazda 3. Any opinions on these cars? There are problems I've found with all of the above cars that make me not want to purchase. How is the Mazda 3 compared to these others? I know that the 3 is new. Does it have problems that should be addressed before I was to buy one? Thanks for any info.

Having just traded in my WRX a few hours ago for a new 3 hatch, I can honestly say the only two places the WRX beats the 3 is in sheer grunt and 4 wheel drive. That aside, the 3 has:

More grip
Much quicker steering, especially off center.
More steering feel
Less body roll
Better transitional response
Better brakes
Better throttle response
FAR better torque below 2500rpm
Better gearing
Better shift action
Better mileage
Far better interior build quality
Better ride
More features
Lower cost
Etc.

I'm a huge high-performance guy. My automotive past is littered with Corvettes, Musclecars, the WRX, hot Acuras and Z's, etc. It would take one helluva good car to satisfy me with 160hp. This car did it.
-Mirror

Second choice? Definitely the RSX.

 

[TheMirror]

Ford used a yamaha Engine in the Taurus SHO, I believe up untill 95.

True. From '89-95 in the SHO. Subsequent V-8 SHOs had engines based on Ford's Duratec V engine series. Ford assembled the basic iron shortblock (Vulcan series, I think) and it was off to Japan for heads, intake, etc. Mazda actually designed the 5 speed gearbox in those cars, FMC didn't have a front drive box at the time that would hold the torque. Valve lash on the V-6s is set MANUALLY, meaning humungous service fees at 60K and 120K. Ask me how I know.......
-Mirror

P.S. Simple addition of a cat-back dual Borla exhaust on my '90 added an honest 30hp. The difference was incredible. Common theory is that Ford corked up the exhaust on them so they would put out 220hp.......five less than the 5.0L Mustang. Hmmm....