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Legend
Joined: May 2005
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From: Central Oklahoma
Prove it.
As Jigabop said,
"prime example...mazda B series pickup and ford ranger are EXACTLY THE SAME! (other than exterior badging) however the motor says ford right on it!"
They didn't just buy a Ford motor either. It's got the whole Ford shebanga of tranny and engine
As Jigabop said,
"prime example...mazda B series pickup and ford ranger are EXACTLY THE SAME! (other than exterior badging) however the motor says ford right on it!"
They didn't just buy a Ford motor either. It's got the whole Ford shebanga of tranny and engine
As HeyYou pointed out, automotive companies (as an example) have joint ventures. Mazda and Ford married back in the 1980s; Chrysler with Mitsubishi, and GM with Toyota.
When these companies "married", they bought stake in each other. Back in 2010, Ford announced it was reducing its stake in Mazda.
Ford reducing Mazda stake to just 3.5%
You're young, Junior. You have a lot to learn, so sit back and learn before running your yap (or flexing your keyboard muscles).
Champion
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,096
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From: Iowa
Well, look at the Geo Prizm, a toyota corrola under a different brand name. Toyota is not a GM brand.... or the Geo Tracker. A Suzuki.... again, not a GM brand.
Car companies cooperate on various projects as suits them. There is no implied ownership going either direction.
Ford Probe was just a rebadged Mazda as well. Though Mazda didn't have a comparable car in their line up....
Car companies cooperate on various projects as suits them. There is no implied ownership going either direction.
Ford Probe was just a rebadged Mazda as well. Though Mazda didn't have a comparable car in their line up....
Mazda is a separate entity all of it's own.
As HeyYou pointed out, automotive companies (as an example) have joint ventures. Mazda and Ford married back in the 1980s; Chrysler with Mitsubishi, and GM with Toyota.
When these companies "married", they bought stake in each other. Back in 2010, Ford announced it was reducing its stake in Mazda.
Ford reducing Mazda stake to just 3.5%
You're young, Junior. You have a lot to learn, so sit back and learn before running your yap (or flexing your keyboard muscles).
As HeyYou pointed out, automotive companies (as an example) have joint ventures. Mazda and Ford married back in the 1980s; Chrysler with Mitsubishi, and GM with Toyota.
When these companies "married", they bought stake in each other. Back in 2010, Ford announced it was reducing its stake in Mazda.
Ford reducing Mazda stake to just 3.5%
You're young, Junior. You have a lot to learn, so sit back and learn before running your yap (or flexing your keyboard muscles).
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Legend
Joined: May 2005
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From: Central Oklahoma
Actually, it wasn't my place to "prove it".
Don't blame me because you don't know what you're talking about when you make your bold, asinine statements.
Mazda Corporation
Ford Motor Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand
Brand is the "name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."[1] Initially, Branding was adopted to differentiate one person's cattle from another's by means of a distinctive symbol burned into the animal's skin with a hot iron stamp, and was subsequently used in business, marketing and advertising. A modern example of a brand is Coca Cola which belongs to the Coca-Cola Company. A brand is the most valuable fixed asset of a Corporation.
Marque[2] or make[3] are often used to denote a brand of motor vehicle, which may be distinguished from a car model. A concept brand is a brand that is associated with an abstract concept, like breast cancer awareness or environmentalism, rather than a specific product, service, or business. A commodity brand is a brand associated with a commodity. Got milk? is an example of a commodity brand.
Marque[2] or make[3] are often used to denote a brand of motor vehicle, which may be distinguished from a car model. A concept brand is a brand that is associated with an abstract concept, like breast cancer awareness or environmentalism, rather than a specific product, service, or business. A commodity brand is a brand associated with a commodity. Got milk? is an example of a commodity brand.
Champion
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 3,065
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From: Renton, WA
This is painfully obvious! 
get a VW rabbit pickup!
if it has ford written anywhere on it, I want nothing to do with it! :P
and yes the companies have made engines for each other and bodies for rebadging... like the B2000 and ford ranger, or the chevy luv and isuzu pup, then later the chevy S10 and isuzu pup. or the geo prism and toyota corolla. same car back in the day just rebadged on the exterior. motor said toyota right on it.
then we have the 3000GT and the stealth, same basic body but dodge changed the trim slightly. same motors and drive trains about as much difference between the two as the camaro and firebird in the 90's - 2000's same motor, trans and basic body design, nose and tail were changed slightly but at the core it was the same car.
get a VW rabbit pickup!
Actually, it wasn't my place to "prove it".
Don't blame me because you don't know what you're talking about when you make your bold, asinine statements.
Mazda Corporation
Ford Motor Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand
Don't blame me because you don't know what you're talking about when you make your bold, asinine statements.
Mazda Corporation
Ford Motor Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand
and yes the companies have made engines for each other and bodies for rebadging... like the B2000 and ford ranger, or the chevy luv and isuzu pup, then later the chevy S10 and isuzu pup. or the geo prism and toyota corolla. same car back in the day just rebadged on the exterior. motor said toyota right on it.
then we have the 3000GT and the stealth, same basic body but dodge changed the trim slightly. same motors and drive trains about as much difference between the two as the camaro and firebird in the 90's - 2000's same motor, trans and basic body design, nose and tail were changed slightly but at the core it was the same car.
Champion
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,096
Likes: 2
From: Iowa
Actually, it wasn't my place to "prove it".
Don't blame me because you don't know what you're talking about when you make your bold, asinine statements.
Mazda Corporation
Ford Motor Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand
Don't blame me because you don't know what you're talking about when you make your bold, asinine statements.
Mazda Corporation
Ford Motor Company
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand
You know what? I think we oughta meet someday. Seriously.
Legend
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Fredericksburg, Virginia
So my youngest daughter comes running down the stairs saying Precious (my grandparents dog, little terrier) killed our cat Audi, so I go upstairs and check it out, and there isn't a dead cat on the bed but instead a dead FOUL smelling puppy.
WTF!
I don't know if she was ever spayed, but she has been acting weird lately, not very active, spending lots of time on the bed (same bed) and wanting lots of attention...
WTF!
I don't know if she was ever spayed, but she has been acting weird lately, not very active, spending lots of time on the bed (same bed) and wanting lots of attention...
So my youngest daughter comes running down the stairs saying Precious (my grandparents dog, little terrier) killed our cat Audi, so I go upstairs and check it out, and there isn't a dead cat on the bed but instead a dead FOUL smelling puppy.
WTF!
I don't know if she was ever spayed, but she has been acting weird lately, not very active, spending lots of time on the bed (same bed) and wanting lots of attention...
WTF!
I don't know if she was ever spayed, but she has been acting weird lately, not very active, spending lots of time on the bed (same bed) and wanting lots of attention...