Exhaust Notes. June On the Starting Line, what s going on. Under the Hood. Dan s Drive Time

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1 Exhaust Notes On the Starting Line, what s going on June 3rd Ladies Day Out Maureen Davis June 4th-7th Zoomin the Mountains of East Tennessee Rich Velardo or Bob Maurer June 10th Around the World Dinner John & Jeanne Embree June 16th Hartville, Morning Drive Kerklo & Davis June 20th Silver Anniversary Tour Jim Simmelink June 28th Vintage Mid-Ohio Bob Maurer July 7th Around the World Dinner Greg & Judy Selby July 11th Membership Picnic Bob & Betty Belding July 11th Tour to Membership Picnic Doug Leavens July 22nd Debonne Vineyards Art & Maureen Davis July 23rd - 26th Summer Deal s Gap Rich Velardo July 25th MG/Miata Clubs Tour Rod Barkley & John James July 28th Another AWD for July Art & Maureen Davis August 29th Fort Steuben & Clark Gable Birthplace Scott & Mary Miller Under the Hood Page 1) Calendar, president s report 2 ) The Parking Lot (past events) 3 ) The Rearview Mirror - Pictures 4-7) Start Your Engines (coming events), NMC Pens 8) Meeting Minutes, Sunshine 9) FSOT, Newsletter News, Historian News 10) The Tail Pipe (officers & websites) New Link- Bucky Fuller s Dymaxion death trap 11) Mazda News June 2015 Dan s Drive Time June is finally here, hopefully this means top-down weather for the next couple of months. Stay up to date by looking on the web for the correct dates and times for events. The planning meeting was our foundation to get our general calendar going, since then some dates have changed since the planning meeting back in January. The around the world dinners generally are within a day or two of what we said they would be, but when signing up for an Around the World Dinner, please double check the dates. We have a lot of activities coming up in the next months. Remember there is no better way to enjoy your Miata than being involved in club activities. With that said, it not too early to start thinking about running for a board position for next year. We are always looking for positions to be filled. The Vice-President is one spot that will be open. Hope to see you at one of the many events in the next couple of months. Zoom Zoom Dan Cali

2 The Parking Lot past events; Page 2 Recap of the Tour of ArcelorMittal- May 2, 2015 Dave Baker Eleven Northcoast Miata owners participated in a tour of ArcelorMittal Steel in Cleveland. Dave Baker was our tour guide. We met in the morning at the Holiday Inn at I-77 and Rockside Road. We then caravanned to the plant where we parked and boarded a van that was to ferry us from location to location. We took the van to the Media Center where a short video was shown showing the operations from the mined ore to the finished product of a steel coil. Safety equipment was issued. An overview of the plant was given describing what would be seen. The Tour went through steelmaking, casting, hot rolling, and the coating line. Following the tour, we adjourned to Quaker Steak and Lube in Valley View for lunch. Those who participated were- Jim and Joyce Simmilink, Wayne and Connie Dustman, Mike and Lois Kerklo, Bob Gauss, Peter Kouris, and Nelson and Marti Kirsch The Geauga Spring Drive-it Yourself Tour May 9, 2015 Bob & Jan Stefancic Five cars and the following people started out from the Sheetz gas station in Chardon, OH: Rich and Linda Placko, Jim and Marilyn Nenadal, Mike and Linda DePietro, Mike and Lois Kerklo, and Bob and Jan Stefancic. The weather was top down all day long. The tour started as planned at 10:00 AM. At the beginning of the event, we were given a list of twenty-five stops within Geauga County to pick from along with a map. Tour participants only had to stop at ten of the twenty-five places on the list to qualify for the grand prize drawing at the end of the day. Our first stop was Richard s Maple. Our second stop was at For the Birds Wildlife & More. We picked up one of the following items: a pretty magnet or a coaster. Our next stop was in the Chardon square where we stopped at Valentines Antiques. We then traveled to the Sharon James Cellars which is a really cool place. Here we had a sample of German Chocolate Cake. If someone is looking for a place, consider this one for an AWD. It has a really nice patio which would be great when/if the weather ever complies. We then made a stop at Blazin Bills Restaurant for lunch. We got a free sample of their onion rings along with ribs and coleslaw. But of course we also ordered lunch. After lunch we stopped at End of Commons General Store which is actually in Trumbull County. We got a free tote bag at this stop. We then went to the Geauga County Airport where we had a brief tour of the Experimental Aircraft. The next stop was at Whitehouse Chocolates where we got some free samples of candy. The last two stops were the Burton Log and the Craft Cupboard. Then we went to the finish at the Middlefield Market to turn in our entry forms for the grand prize drawing. I guess we didn t have any good luck since none of us won any prizes. The event ended at about 4:30 PM and at that time a few of us headed to the Mangia, Mangia Restaurant for dinner. This event is sponsored every spring by the Geauga Tourism Council. Mystery Tour Recap- May 23, 2015 How do you entice 28 people to go to a funeral home on a Saturday afternoon? You organize a Mystery Tour! There were 28 adventurous, trusting souls who joined us for a fun ride on back roads. The day was perfect weather and tops down all the way. The tour started in Beuhler s parking lot on River Styx Road in Medina and proceeded on back roads to Canal Fulton for a lunch break before heading to our final destination. As with most tours some found the local ice cream shops. Following lunch we proceeded to our final destination Dover, Ohio and the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home. We were met by John Herzig, the funeral director. He proceeded to tell us about his hobby and passion of collecting funeral memorabilia from celebrities that have passed on - presidents, movie stars, ball players, and many more. He has created a museum of these artifacts in his funeral home in Dover. John shared stories of how he acquired some of the items that he has on display. He was featured in a June 2, 2005 article in Believe it Or Not. Following our tour with John Herzig, some of the die hards went to dinner at Wolf Creek Tavern in Norton. Those attending were Dave and Karen Baker, Rich and Lilas Velardo and Lilas s sister Donna, Scott and Mary Miller, Art and Maureen Davis, Jim and Marilyn Nenendal, Mike and Lois Kerklo, Greg and Judy Selby, Phil Daly and friend Lois, Joe and Sandy Wilick, Denny Blacklock and Linda Young, Bill Shepler and Joanie Rodgers, Jean and John Embree. All of these folks were really good sports!

3 The R earview Mir ror pictures from past events; Page 3 Sundaes on Mondays, 5/26, at Country Maid, above and 5/18, at Olympia, on the right. Deal s Gap, May, 2015 I believe we had one of the best weeks ever: accompanied by perfect weather and excellent companionship!, Barb Savage Parked at Elvira s Café, above. Above, at Killboy s, located at the intersection of US 129 & RT 28. Left, the usual suspects. Having too much fun, again.

4 Start Your Engines coming events; Page 4 Miata Ladie s Day Out June 3 rd Maureen Davis Wednesday June 3, 2015 the Ladies of the Miata Club are invited to travel to Kent State University Fashion Museum. General admission is $5.00 or $4.00 for those age 55 or over. When we have completed our visit to the Fashion Museum we will have lunch at the Main Street Bistro, 1313 W. Main Street, Kent, Ohio. If you are interested in this adventure Maureen Davis at DAVIS.MKGD@gmail.com. Deadline is Friday May 22, Zoomin the Mountains of East Tennessee IX June 4 th 7 th Bob Maurer or Rich Velardo Tri-Cities Miata Club is hosting Zoomin the Mountains of East Tennessee again this year, the dates run from June 4 th 7 th. The location is Johnson City, TN, about a 7 hour trip from Medina, your travel time may vary, depending on how fast you drive & where your starting location is. If we get enough cars leaving at the same time, we ll form a caravan for the trip down & back. While we re still in the planning stages with this event, it looks like we ll have at least two cars attending. One will be going on an extended tour and one will be going down for the event and then hustling back home. This has been a very popular event in the past, with tours of some of the great roads in the mountains, evening social events and even tours of Bristol Motor Speedway in your Miata. You ll find a full discussion on this event at; Miata.net including hotel and all other information. The web-site for the Tri-Cities Miata club is; Contact Bob; bobmaurerartist@gmail.com or Rich; rvelardo@zoominternet.net AWD, Wednesday, June 10 th John & Jeanne Embree Join us in The Big Easy on Wednesday June 10th at The Bourbon St Barrel Room, 2393 Professor Ave, Tremont, OH phone; It opened in November 2014 after a 2 year renovation of the former Asterisk Art Gallery. They serve Louisiana style cocktails and food in a spectacular two-story French Quarter re-creation. The menu includes Cajun items like Jambalaya, Gumbo, Po Boys, Voodoo Mama, and Crawfish Etouffee. Entrees are in the $13 to $18 range. We can accommodate 30 people on the second floor overlooking Professor St (the upstairs windows in the picture) Cocktails and socializing begin at 6 pm dinner at 7 pm. On street parking or valet ($5.00). It is Tremont, so parking may be tight. John and Jeanne Embree Home Cell John.embree@arcelormittal.com Hartville Morning Drive, June 16 th Kerklos & Davis On Tuesday June 16th we will be hosting a morning drive of about 2 hrs. in length and then head to Hartville Kitchen for a delicious lunch. After this we will enjoy the gift shops, bakery and Hartville Hardware located just next door. Details of time and departure location at a later date. Number of cars limited to 13 Miatas please contact Mike at kirk88@netzero.com Thanks, Mike & Lois Kerklo and Gary & Char Davis

5 Start Your Engines coming events; Page 5 Northcoast Miata Club - Silver Anniversary Tour Saturday, June 20th, 2015 MEET; 9:30 am Sunview School Parking Lot; 5520 Meadow Wood Blvd., Lyndhurst, LEAVE: 10:00am Sharp -Come with a full tank and empty bladder (no rest rooms at Sunview but will make rest stop on tour) 10:00-11:00 Tour back roads to Chagrin Falls where we will be joined by NMC founder Kathy Lyle 11;00-12:30 Back roads to Welshfield Inn Main Market Rd. (old route #422), Burton OH 12:30-3:00 Buffet Lunch and Beverage; Open Bar: Brief Program Please join the NMC Silver Anniversary Tour during this special year in the Club s history. In the Spring of 1990, the NMC was founded in a garage in Hudson and by 1995 it was robust enough to host the National Rock &Roll Miata Event (with 200 Miatas participating!) It was organized by then President Tom Stan. Gather to celebrate the founding and long term success of the Northcoast Miata Club! Hosted by Jim Simmelink ( : jws11@case.edu) & Margaret Watterson ( ; wattersonmargaret@gmail.com Founding Members of Northcoast Miata Club P.S. Contact us with any?; and Please wear your 25th Anniversary T-shirt to this event. No have,no problem - Buy one from President Dan at the next Cascade meeting REGISTRATION - DEADLINE JUNE 10th! NAME 1 Ph. NAME 2 Ph Miata Year Color Please make check out to Northcoast Miata Club for $20.00 per person and mail to: Margaret Watterson Lake Rd. Bay Village, OH Mid-Ohio Vintage Sports Car Grand Prix, Sunday, June 28, 2015 Bob Maurer We plan to participate in the Concours d Elegance on Sunday, June 28 where there will be classic sports cars of all makes. This year the featured marque is Porsche. We also will be a part of the Club Corral in the infield, where we will have 12 spaces reserved and a parade lap on the course. We will gather at the McDonalds at the intersection of SR 224 and I-71 in Seville at 8:00 AM to caravan to Mid- Ohio. Plans are being made to then meet up again at 4:00 PM at Buck s Bar and Grill in Lexington before returning home. Start of NCMC caravan 8:00 AM: McDonalds, 6074 Speedway Dr., Seville OH 44237, I-71 and SR 224 We expect regular ticket prices to be $40 two-day pass, $25 one day pass, $15 hospitality pass. Further details regarding club corral and track lap features will not be available until late April. They are to call me with details and I will keep you updated. Bob Maurer bobmaurerartist@gmail.com Around the World Dinner, Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Greg & Judy Selby Where: Glenwillow Grille Pettibone Rd. Glenwillow, (Solon) OH Time: Social Hour 6-7PM Dinner 7PM Please join us for an evening of great friends and food. Please contact us via RLS12157@aol.com or Phone for reservations. This is limited to 15 couples

6 Start Your Engines coming events; Page 6 Membership Picnic, Saturday July 11, 2015 Bob & Betty Belding Betty and I invite you to the former Firestone Homestead, birthplace of Harvey S. Firestone in northern Columbiana County for the annual Northcoast Miata Club picnic. Join us at the Belding Homestead at State Route 14, Columbiana, Ohio for the Picnic. Our home is located one half mile east of the State Route 7 and State Route 14 intersection on the south side of SR 14 (right side), directly across from the entrance to the Links at Firestone Farms GC. Our house is the first house on the right after you pass the traffic light going eastbound. Look for the sign. Everyone is welcome! There are some neat Miata Roads to travel if you wish a leisurely drive and more direct routes also. Arrive any time after 4:00, we will eat around 5:30 PM. Bring your favorite dish to share along with copies of your recipes (unless they are secret), your favorite beverage and enjoy the afternoon. The club is again generously furnishing hamburgers, hot dogs, kielbasa, soft drinks, table service, plates and cups. There will be Miata Rodeo games, weather permitting. Dan Cali will be running the games with help from Dave McCuen and others. You can bring your goodies to the house and then park along the road to show other folks what they are missing by not owning a Miata. Please let us know by July 3rd that you are coming so we can order enough food. Our telephone number is , our address is bibelding@aol.com. Bob s cell # is if you should get lost. The latchstring is out, ALL ARE WELCOME!! Doug and Carol Leavens are planning a group to convoy to the picnic. Contact Doug at or dougml@roadrunner.com if you are interested. He will have information for you soon. Picnic Tour to Columbiana, Ohio, July11th Doug Leavens We will be departing from North Royalton, Ohio at 1pm. Meeting place to be determined but we will be having lunch at the meeting place at noon. Please let us know if you will join us for lunch. We will take 303 till we meet with Rt 82.(303 ends at 82) Turn right and go a short distance to Route 534 Turn rt on 534 and continue south to Newton Falls. Continue south on 534 until we meet with Rt 14. Turn left on rt 14 Stay on Rt 14 thru Columbiana passing Rt 11 and Rt 7. We expect to arrive there about 4pm. If you have things to unload pull in the driveway and go around the back. Otherwise just pull into the mowed yard along the highway. If you would like to meet up with us en route please call and we can give you approx. time along the route (also see below) Starting point 1pm 0 miles Peninsula 1: rt 8 1:27 Rt 44 1:50 34 Windam 2:10 44 Rt82/303 2:15 47 Newton Falls 20 min. Break at Big Mac picnic 4 pm 86.4 Doug Leavens , dougml@roadrunner.com We look forward to a great 3 hour tour on nice Miata roads. Remember when signing up for our tour also let Bob and Betty Belding know you are coming. They really do need an accurate head count for buying the food. Lunch at DEBONNE VINEYARDS, Wednesday, July 22nd Art & Maureen Davis On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, we will travel to Madison,Ohio to have lunch at the Debonne Vineyards. We will meet at noon. The vineyards are located at 7840 Doty Road, the phone is We hope you will join us at one of the area s most popular vineyards. Please Art at adavis5898@gmail.com if you would like to join us.

7 Start Your Engines coming events; Page 7 Summer (July) Miatas at the Gap July 24th 26th Rich Velardo Might as well start the call for the Summer the Gap now. This tour is the officially-non-official event that attracts Miatas from all over the USA & some from Canada as well. You probably will not see as many Miatas in one place as you will at this event. The HQ for this event is at Fontana Village, on the other side of the Gap from Townsend, TN where Bill stays. There are many other places to stay in the area as well, Robbinsville being a popular town to stay in. There are plenty of side trips planned and events held on the Fontana Village grounds. Rich will be leading a tour to Maggie Valley this year and you ll find tours being lead to waterfalls, dinners and just for driving tours on the Cherohala Skyway too. Dates for this are July 24-26, we ll be leaving on Thursday, 23rd and heading back home on Sunday July, 26th. Feel free to come & go whenever you please, spend some extra time before or after the event to explore on your own too, you won t find better Miata roads anywhere. Details can be found here; contact Rich Velardo; rvelardo@zoominternet.net MG/Miata Club Tour, Saturday, July 25th Rod Barkley & John James The MG/Miata Club tour is scheduled for Saturday, July 25th. We will be starting at Sharon Center, then to Orville for lunch followed by a visit to a local museum. Following that we will be driving some back roads and making a final stop for ice cream. John James and I will be putting together a route and running it in June. There will be more information in the July newsletter about the tour. Another July Around the World Dinner, Tuesday, July 28 Art & Maureen Davis Georgetown, Detroit Avenue, Lakewood,Ohio Tuesday, July 28 ten couples will enjoy dinner on the trendy courtyard. The restaurant offers upscale casual fare. We will meet at 6 and hopefully enjoy good food, good company, and beautiful weather. We have spaces for five more couples. Art at adavis5898@gmail.com. to reserve your spot. Historic Fort Steuben & Clark Gable Birthplace Museum Tour August 29th Scott & Mary Miller If historical places along with movie celebrities, combined with the kind of roads you bought your Miata to enjoy sound interesting to you, then you might want to consider joining us on Saturday, August 29th. The tour is limited to the first 24 cars to sign up, so us at scotmiller1@frontier.com if you would like to go topless and be Gone with the Wind. All tour participants will be notified of the starting time and place for this tour, as we get closer to the August 29th and all plans have been finalized. NOTE: After this tour was posted on the calendar at the planning meeting, we had 24 signups in less than a week, so the tour is now full. However, if you wish to be placed on the waiting list, to be added to the tour in the event someone has to cancel, please us at the above address. Thank you for your interest in this outing. Northcoast Miata Club 25th Anniversary pens To help celebrate our 25th anniversary, the Northcoast Miata Club commissioned the creation of these fine writing instruments. Awesomewares, the same company that the club gets our club clothing from, is the creator of these pens. Available in either red or blue, each pen proudly features the 25th anniversary logo, club name and the club web-site address. To purchase one of these fine ball point pens (plastic body with metal & rubber parts), contact Rich Velardo. Pens will be available at club meetings or on any tour that Rich is participating in. Cost? Just $1.00 each, buy a handful or two of them, we had to order 300, as the minimum order, so we have plenty to go around!

8 Meeting Minutes John Embree, Secretary, May 21, 2015, Cascade Auto Group Page 8 The meeting was called to order by club president, Dan Cali, at 7:02 PM. Sixty two attended including: Dave & Karen Baker, Denny Blacklock, Bill Bulgrin, Al Butler, Dan & Terri Cali, Dan & Jane Curran, Philip Daly, Roger Davies & Caroline Casterline, Art & Maureen Davis, Gary Davis, Wayne & Connie Dustman, George & Linda Eisenzimmer, John & Jeanne Embree, Jared &Tiffany Fonner, Bob Gauss, Tim Graham, Dan & Joanne Incorvati, Mike & Lois Kerklo, Denny Kratzer, Doug & Carol Leavens, Bob Maurer & Becca Gustavel, Mary Miller, Bill & Sharon Miracle, Jim & Marilyn Nenadal, Adam & Sherry Rolland, Joe Sands, Gary & Barb Savage, Greg & Judy Shelby, Bill Shepler & Joan Rogers, Jim & Joyce Simmelink, Bob & Jan Stefancic, Bill & Rancie Titley, Joe & Sandy Wilick, Ron & Gayle Zipay Guests:Nick April minutes as published in the newsletter were approved. REPORTS: President: Dan Cali Tee shirts and hats with our club s 25 th anniversary logo are available to purchase. Rich has Miata Club pens for sale for $1.00 Vice- President: Greg Selby Treasurer: Bob Stefancic Latest financial report is listed in the Members Only Section of the Website. Secretary: John Embree Please register your attendance on the sign in sheet located on the table Membership: Joe and Sandy Wilick- Membership is presently at 129. Competition: Mike DePietro no report Historian: Phil Daley Newsletter: Rich Velardo Items for the newsletter are due on March 25th. Webmaster: Daryl and Rachel Baker absent Merchandise: Mike DePietro no report Sunshine: Marilyn Nenadal A thank you card was received from Mary Miller. Margot Hull is recovering from double mastectomy surgery. OLD BUSINESS: Tours and events since our last meeting were reviewed by their hosts. NEW BUSINESS/ACTIVITIES: Jan Stefancic has information available for those interested in a Viking River Cruise in 2017 hosted by the Utah Miata Club. UMC is trying to fill the ship with all Miata Club members. Currently, 10 clubs are represented. Hosts highlighted the upcoming events, which include: Around the World Dinners, Around the World Lunches, Mystery Tour, River Run Tour, Kent Fashion Museum, Eastern TN Tour, 25 th Anniversary Tour, and the Mid- Ohio Races. Sign- ups are available on the window ledge or by contacting the host. For details, visit the website or the newsletter. MONKEY BUSINESS: 50/50 Raffle: $114 collected; $57 went to the club; $57 shared by 2 members. 2 tee shirts were also raffled. Meeting adjourned at 7:56 PM Sunshine News Marilyn Nenadal 1) Adam Rolland would like to thank the club for its sympathies on the death of his beloved grandfather. 2) Please, keep Margot Hull in your thoughts and prayers as she recovers from her health issues. A reminder: Please, contact me either through or by phone, if either you or a fellow member needs the Club s support offered by a card or a showing of caring and support. Sunshine@northcoast-miata.com

9 For Sale, Trade, Wanted to Buy & Freebies Page OEM Miata 16" alloy wheels with center caps. Perfect condition. They were only on the road for two months. Sell as a set only for $ New never used OEM tan NB floor mats - $40.00 New never used OEM 2002 SE floor mats for blazing yellow Miata - $50.00 OEM shock tower brace off a AE. Will fit only 1999 and 2000 Miatas - $80.00 Call Ken (216) Mazda MX-5 Miata Sport A one-owner pristine Miata for $12,000: A beauty, with only 41,560 miles. White with manual tan cloth top and tan leather interior. Automatic 6-speed transmission, with manual mode shifters. Extras: Xenon HID headlights, traction control system, anti-theft alarm system, dynamic stability control, and advanced keyless entry. Winter wheels and snow tire package, $350 additional. Call Mike: , or goldmetals@centurylink.net Mike Miata Brochures - Buying & Selling I m looking to buy your collection of old Miata brochures, or to sell you a brochure to match your model year Miata. Rich Velardo rvelardo@zoominternet.net Miata Parts - Buying & Selling I m also interested in your stash of unused Miata parts. If you have unused shift knobs, wheels, engine parts, interior parts, body parts. whatever, if it s from a Miata, I m interested. See the Cascade Auto Group for all of your Miata needs. Audi, Mazda, Subaru & Porsche sales and service State Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Newsletter News Rich Velardo If you have any suggestions, on what you d like to see in this newsletter or on how the newsletter is put together, PLEASE let me know. You ll find new links for interesting & sales web-sites in the Favorite Links section on page 8. Take a look, you never know what you ll find on them. Please submit your articles in Helvetica font no later than the 25 th of each month. to either the club newsletter editor Exhaust_Notes@northcoast-miata.com or my personal rvelardo@zoominternet.net If you do not get a confirmation back from me, I didn t get your message! Historian News Phil Daly Pictures can be found at SmugMug:

10 The Tail Pipe Page 10 Club Officers & Committee Members; President.. Dan Cali... Vice President. Greg Selby... Treasurer. Bob Stefancic Secretary. John Embree. Historian.. Phil Daly... Membership Joe & Sandy Wilick... Sunshine.. Marilyn Nenadal. Competition. Mike DePietro Merchandise Mike & Linda DePietro Newsletter Rich Velardo. Web Master. Daryl Baker Sundaes..Barb Savage.. Favorite Links New Links Google satellite view of the port in San Diego (National City) where Mazda vehicles are unloaded and processed, poke around & find the new Miatas Miata on Deal s Gap Club Links Northcoast Miata Club; MX-5 Miata.net; Sales Links Mazda USA; Cascade Auto Group; Backstreet Performance (club member Rich Johnson s shop) The Tire Rack; Moss Motors; Flyin Miata; Goodwin Racing; Bring a Trailer, classic cars (that can be driven, not show queens) for sale. Trip Links Deal s Gap; Miatas at the Gap XVII; Fontana Village, NC; Highland Manor, Townsend, TN; Competition Links Northern Ohio Racing Association; NE Ohio region SCCA; NASA Racing; Anatomy of Autocross (video); Mid-Ohio Race Track; Helpful Links Tire Size Calculator; Just for Fun Links Autoblog, automotive news and test drives. Jalopnik; Jay Leno s Garage; The Truth About Cars;

11 Mazda News... Page 11 May 13, 2015 Toyota Motor Corporation Mazda Motor Corporation Toyota and Mazda Team Up to Make Cars Better Tokyo, Japan, May 13, 2015 Toyota Motor Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation today entered an agreement to build a mutually beneficial long term partnership. By leveraging the resources of both companies to complement and enhance each other s products and technologies, the partnership will result in more appealing cars that meet the diverse needs and tastes of customers all over the world. A joint committee will now be set up to evaluate how best to utilize each company s respective strengths. The committee will encourage broad and meaningful collaboration across a range of fields, including environmental and advanced safety technologies. Marking the agreement, Toyota President Akio Toyoda said: As evidenced by their SKYACTIV Technologies and KODO Soul of Motion design, Mazda has proven that it always thinks of what is coming next for vehicles and technology, while still managing to stay true to its basic carmaking roots. In this way, Mazda very much practices what Toyota holds dear: making ever-better cars. I am delighted that our two companies can share the same vision and work together to make cars better. I can think of nothing more wonderful than showing the world together that the next 100 years of cars will be just as fun as the first. Representing Mazda, President and CEO Masamichi Kogai said: Toyota is a company that has shown steadfast resolve in acting responsibly on global environmental issues and the future of manufacturing as a whole. I also have tremendous respect for Toyota s dedication in its pursuit of ever-better cars through ongoing innovation. Furthermore, Mazda identifies with the way Toyota cherishes its roots and all of the communities it is involved in. It is no wonder they are held in great esteem in return. I hope that by working together to make cars better, we can raise the value of cars in the eyes of consumers while also enhancing the manufacturing capabilities of our home, Hiroshima, and all the communities we are involved in as well. Previous collaboration between Toyota and Mazda has included the licensing of Toyota s hybrid technologies to Mazda and the production of compact cars for Toyota at Mazda s plant in Mexico. Toyota and Mazda recognize that there is considerable overlap between Mazda s corporate philosophy of bringing joy to people through vehicles and Toyota s commitment to making ever-better cars, as well as its dedication to company-wide structural reforms to realize true competiveness and sustainable growth. This latest agreement will go beyond the traditional framework of cooperation, aiming instead to create a whole new set of values for cars through wide-ranging medium to long term collaboration. Google satellite view of the port in San Diego (National City) where Mazda vehicles are unloaded and processed, poke around & find the new Miatas..