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The Autozam AZ-1 is a mid-engined Kei car manufactured by Mazda and sold by Mazda’s subbrand Autozam. The project was initially started by Suzuki in 1985, but stopped in 1987 in favor of the Cappuccino project. At this time, Mazda took over the project and turned the concept into an actual car which was ready for sales in October 1992. Soon after it was also supplied again to Suzuki which sold it as Suzuki Cara.
In 2004 Mazda released a new compact car called the Verisa and it was marketed as a more stylish and spacious variant of the Demio. The name Verisa was a combination of the words Verita (meaning truth in Italian) and Satisfaction. Verisa stands for true fulfillment.
A completely new second generation RX-7 replaced the first generation in 1985. The second generation is known as the FC and although main sales market was North America, it was also sold in Japan as Mazda Savanna RX-7.