The rotary engine is officially dead. For now. Bloomberg reports that Mazda built the last of its unique powerplants last Friday, ending a 45-year run. The automaker announced last year that it would ...

The last rotary-powered car from Mazda rolled off its production line in Japan on Friday, a 2011 Mazda RX-8 Spirit R sold only in the Japanese domestic market. With no successor confirmed, we may ...

Mazda Motor Corp. has canceled production of its RX-8 rotary engine sports car, citing falling sales and stringent global emissions standards. Production in Hiroshima, Japan, ended in early July and ...

Mazda's engineering team says the rotary is nearly ready for production. It just needs a "good business case" to become a reality. Mazda's rotary revival plans are one step closer to reality. The ...

Over a decade away, Mazda’s iconic rotary engine has re-entered production. Image: Mazda. After an 11-year hiatus, Mazda is once again embarking on the mass production of rotary engines. The return of ...

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct 31, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - - Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that total production volume of rotary engine vehicles has surpassed two million units. The rotary engine is ...

Not only has the 2023 Mazda MX-30 R-EV rotary plug-in hybrid been revealed, it’s now in production, truly making it a reality. Production started Thursday. This is a momentous event since Mazda hasn’t ...