Mazda is a Japanese automaker which manufactures and sells passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Mazda began as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd, founded in Hiroshima, Japan in 1920. Toyo Cork Kogyo renamed itself to Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. in 1927. In 1931 Toyo Kogyo moved from manufacturing machine tools to vehicles with the introduction of the Mazda-Go autorickshaw. Toyo Kogyo produced weapons for the Japanese military throughout theSecond World War, most notably the series 30 through 35Type 99 rifle. The company formally adopted the Mazda name in 1984, though every automobile sold from the beginning bore that name.
During 1968, Mazda started formal operations in Canada (MazdaCanada) although Mazdas were seen in Canada as early as 1959. In 1970, Mazda formally entered the American market (Mazda North American Operations) and was very successful there, going so far as to create the Mazda Rotary Pickup (based on the conventional piston-powered B-Series model) solely for North American buyers. To this day, Mazda remains the only automaker to have produced a Wankel-powered pickup truck. Additionally, it is also the only marque to have ever offered a rotary-powered bus.
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A Mazda IDS software license is required to use IDS scantool software with a VCM II Diagnostic Tool. All IDS software licenses will expire December 31st of each year purchased.
The VCM II scantool is the new diagnostics interface from Mazda for use with the Integrated Diagnostics Software ( IDS Software (Mazda) ). The VCM II scan tool and IDS, along with a dedicated laptop, provides full dealer diagnostic capabilities for most 16 pin Mazdas.