Mazda is a Japanese car brand that was founded by Jujiro Matsuda. Mazda manufacture a full range of passenger vehicles, pickups, light trucks, vans, commercial vehicles, and high performance cars in Japan and factories around the world. They’re best known for their reliable cars with nice designs at an affordable price. Mazda is the car company that has the flying bird or stylized letter M in their logo.
Mazda Car Logo
The current Mazda logo which has been used since 1997 is a stylized letter M in an oval. The center of the M can also be seen a flying bird with wings outstretched. It has also been seen as the head of an owl. The logo can also be seen as the flower of the tulip.
The first registered logo used by Mazda is this one below, used from about 1934 through to 1936.
Used from about 1936 through to 1962 you can see the stylized M symbol in their logo below. The M repeated three times (Mazda Motor Manufacturer) is also said to represent the mountains of Hiroshima in Japan.
From 1962 through to 1975 the M symbol and corporate mark below was used by the Mazda Motor Corporation.
This “cylon” version of the Mazda logo was used briefly in about 1991. The similarity to the French Renault logo may have been the reason to change it so soon.
Mazda smoothed out the edges of the Renault looking badge of the previous year and made this version below look more like their own design. This design was used from about 1992 through to 1997. It’s also meant to represent their rotary engine. It is sometimes called the “eternal flame” Mazda logo.
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