Mazda MX-30 Wins Design Car of the Year in 2020-2021 Car of the Year Japan Awards

ENGLISH
|
JAPANESE
|
CONNECT WITH US:

Dec 07, 2020 19:13 JST

Source: Mazda

Mazda MX-30 Wins Design Car of the Year in 2020-2021 Car of the Year Japan Awards

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Dec 07, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda MX-30 has been named Design Car of the Year, a newly established award in this year's Car of the Year Japan awards.

The MX-30 's design was based on a concept we call "Human Modern" and challenged the development of a new method of expression for Kodo - Soul of Motion design. The exterior is uncompromisingly simple to emphasize the vehicle's beauty as a solid mass. The MX-30's styling creates a friendly appearance, while the cabin design and freestyle doors* express lightness. The interior aims to give occupants a sense of "bathing in openness," with its floating console and unique materials designed to minimize environmental impact. As the Mazda MX-30 has been introduced in the year of Mazda's 100th anniversary, a material that has great significance to the company's heritage -- cork -- is used in the vehicle's interior to express tenderness and comfort.

Ikuo Maeda, Managing Executive Officer in charge of Design and Brand Style said, "It's truly an honor to have the MX-30 receive this award as a token of high esteem for its design. I am truly grateful for all of those who have shown their support toward this model. In 2010, we started to apply Kodo design under the design philosophy of 'breathing life into cars.' As we strove to further mature Kodo design on its tenth year since birth, we were able to materialize its new directionality through the MX-30. Moving forward, we will continue to take pride in being a Japanese brand and remain committed to further improve Mazda's design."

Mazda aims to become a brand that creates special bonds with customers by enriching their lives with an experience of car ownership that provides joy of driving, the pure essence of cars.

*Center-pillar-less, center-opening free style door system

Source: Mazda
Sectors: Automotive

Copyright ©2026 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network.

Latest Release

NEC Corporation

Transgene and NEC Bio Sign License Agreement to Prepare the Next Steps of the Development of TG4050 in Head and Neck Cancer
Apr 03, 2026 12:33 JST

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Rail announces agreement to acquire Clever Devices, marking its growth as a global digital mobility player
Apr 03, 2026 11:09 JST

OMRON Corporation

OMRON Healthcare and UCSF launch AFib trial
Apr 03, 2026 00:00 JST

Denso

DENSO and FoodVentures Strengthen Collaboration through Capital Partnership in the Agricultural Sector

Apr 02, 2026 19:56 JST

Sharp Corporation

JRC, SKY Perfect JSAT, and Sharp Collaborate to Promote the Ministry of Defense's Publicly Announced Project "Development and Demonstration of Resiliency Technology for Multi-Orbit Communications Systems" Selected for JRC
Apr 02, 2026 16:01 JST

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

MHIEC Completes Construction of Nanbu Relay Center for Nagasaki Prefecture's Ken'ou-Kennan Clean Authority
Apr 02, 2026 14:57 JST

HighTide Therapeutics Inc.

Moving Beyond the 'Blockbuster' Legacy to Reshape Kidney Disease Treatment Through a Dual-Mechanism Approach: Dialogue with HighTide Therapeutics' CMO Dr. Filip Surmont
Apr 02, 2026 12:00 JST

Mazda

Mazda EZ-6/Mazda6e Wins 2026 World Car Design of the Year Award
Apr 02, 2026 11:47 JST

Honda Motor Co, Ltd

Honda Makes Gachaco a Consolidated Subsidiary by Subscribing to New Shares of Gachaco Issued Through Third-party Allotment

Apr 01, 2026 22:09 JST

Denso

DENSO Hosted "DENSO DIALOG DAY 2026", Delivers Mid-Term Management Plan "CORE 2030"
Apr 01, 2026 21:54 JST

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

MHI President Eisaku Ito Offers Words of Encouragement to New Employees at the Company's 2026 Welcoming Ceremony
Apr 01, 2026 13:35 JST

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

MHI Completes the Transfer Procedures for its Domestic Onshore Wind Power Business
Apr 01, 2026 13:26 JST

Toyota Motor Corporation

Toyota Motor Corporation aims to join Daimler Truck and Volvo Group as equal shareholder in the fuel cell joint venture cellcentric
Mar 31, 2026 23:39 JST

Honda Motor Co, Ltd

Honda Announces the Establishment of PathAhead Co., Ltd., a Startup Originated from IGNITION, a Honda New Business Creation Program
Mar 31, 2026 21:58 JST

Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Digital Services Strengthens OT-IT Integration with Manufacturing Operations Management Platform
Mar 31, 2026 19:14 JST

Fujitsu and Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences partner to innovate sports performance with skeleton recognition AI
Mar 31, 2026 17:42 JST

NTT DOCOMO

DOCOMO and SK Telecom Publish White Paper on Requirements for Advancing vRAN and AI-RAN in Mobile Networks
Mar 31, 2026 11:00 JST

NEC Corporation

NEC Supports Ooredoo Algeria in Modernizing Enterprise Network Security with high-performance next-generation firewalls (NGFW)
Mar 31, 2026 10:50 JST

Hitachi, Ltd.

MOL and Hitachi Launch Initiative to Convert Used Ships into Floating Data Centers
Mar 30, 2026 19:21 JST

Resona Holdings, BrainPad, and Fujitsu sign basic agreement for collaboration to transform financial operations with data and AI and advance next-generation data utilization
Mar 30, 2026 15:55 JST

More Latest Release >>