Mazda is a Japanese car brand. There are two joint ventures in China. They are: 1 faw Mazda automobile sales co., ltd was established in March 2005 1. It is an automobile sales company jointly funded by China FAW Group Co., Ltd., FAW Car Co., Ltd. and Japan Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. The predecessor of Changan Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. is Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. Nanjing Company. It was established on April 9, 2005, and was completed and put into operation on September 24, 2007. It is jointly funded by China Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. and Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd., each holding 50% of the shares.