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40 years of Rotary

Mazda's Rotary Engine Celebrates 40th Anniversary

IRVINE, Calif., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 30, 1967, Mazda launched
the world's first twin-rotor rotary engined car, the Mazda Cosmo Sport.
Today, 40 years to-the-date later, the company celebrates the 40th
anniversary of the Mazda rotary engine. In the years between, Mazda has
produced nearly two million vehicles powered by the rotary engine.
"Only Mazda -- a company with a laser-like focus on vehicle development
and engineering success -- would have had the perseverance and unwavering
spirit to pursue the rotary engine," said Jim O'Sullivan, president and CEO
of Mazda North American Operations. "From humble beginnings in the 1950s to
a very bright hydrogen-fueled future, the rotary engine represents Mazda as
a company that follows the road less traveled, and makes its own successes
where others have failed."

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