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Mazda
Mazda

is a Japanese automaker based in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is part owned by the Ford Motor Company.During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales....
 has sold two entirely different compact pickup truck
Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
s under the B-Series name. The basic B-Series, like many vehicles, is named for its engine displacement
Engine displacement

Engine displacement is the volume swept by the all pistons of an engine in a single movement from top dead center to bottom dead center....
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Mazda
Mazda

is a Japanese automaker based in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is part owned by the Ford Motor Company.During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales....
 has sold two entirely different compact pickup truck
Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
s under the B-Series name. The basic B-Series, like many vehicles, is named for its engine displacement
Engine displacement

Engine displacement is the volume swept by the all pistons of an engine in a single movement from top dead center to bottom dead center....
. For example, the B2300 used a 2300 cc engine, while the B4000 used a much larger 4000 cc engine.

The B-Series line began in Japan in 1961 with the B1500 and continues to this day, though it is no longer available in the home market of Japan. The line split in 1994, with the North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n B-Series becoming a rebadged Ford Ranger
Ford Ranger

Ford Ranger is a name used on two distinct compact pickup truck lines by the Ford Motor Company and by a marketing arrangement with Mazda.* A Ford-designed compact pickup truck, which is sold and manufactured in North America as well as Brazil, Chile and Argentina....
 and the international version continuing development as a Mazda. Confusingly, the Mazda truck is sold with the Ford Ranger name in many markets. An offshoot SUV, the Ford Everest
Ford Everest

The Ford Motor Company Everest is a midsize SUV sold in Asia, and the Bahamas. The Everest is based on the local Mazda Fighter pickup truck platform....
, is also produced. The B-series is also sold as the Bravo in some markets, including Australia.

See the following pages for specific information:
  • Mazda B-Series (International)
    Mazda B-Series (International)

    The Mazda B-series is a 2-door pick-up truck, first manufactured in 1961 by Mazda. The current model, which was first manufactured in 1999, is the mark 7....
     for the truck sold in Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
     and much of the rest of the world:
    • Mazda Fighter - Thailand
      Thailand

      The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
      , Malaysia
      Malaysia

      Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
    • Mazda Proceed - Japan
      Japan

      Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
    • Mazda Bravo/Ford Courier - Australia
      Australia

      Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    • Mazda Bounty/Ford Courier - New Zealand
      New Zealand

      New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
    • Mazda Drifter - South Africa
      South Africa

      The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
    • Mazda Karere
    • Ford Ranger - Europe
      Europe

      Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
       and much of Asia
      Asia

      Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
  • Mazda B-Series (North America)
    Mazda B-Series (North America)

    From the first B-Series pickup truck, Mazda has used the Internal combustion engine displacement to determine the name. Thus, the B1500 had a 1.5 Liter I4 engine, and the new B4000 has a 4.0 L V6....
     for the truck sold in the United States
    United States

    The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
     and Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    :
    • Mazda B-Series
    • Mazda Truck
    • Mazda Rotary Pickup
      Mazda Rotary Pickup

      The Rotary Pickup from Mazda was the world's first and only Wankel engined pickup truck. It was sold from 1974 to 1977 and appears to have been available only in the United States and Canada....
       - a B-Series with a Mazda Wankel engine
      Mazda Wankel engine

      All Mazda Wankel engine are essentially a single family ? they all derive from the first Felix Wankel experiments in the early 1960s. Over the years, displacement has been increased , and turbocharging has been added to great effect....


Mazda also had two other pickup truck lines in Japan:
  • Mazda Porter
    Mazda Porter

    The Mazda Porter was a small pickup truck produced from 1968 to 1977. The initial engine was the Mazda B360's 358 cc Straight-4 with a 359 cc water-cooled Mazda V-twin engine#359 added later....
     for the small keicar B360, B600, and E360/Porter of Japan
    Japan

    Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  • Mazda Titan
    Mazda Titan

    The Mazda Titan is a commercial truck from Mazda of Japan. Starting from the fourth generation, it has become a badge engineering Isuzu Elf truck....
     for the full-sized trucks