Mazda Furai concept car in action and Franz Von Holzhausen, Mazda’s North American director of design, at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Mazda’s first rotary engine powered vehicle. Mazda has been the only supporter of rotary powered cars in the last few decades and as of the end of April 2007, Mazda has manufactured approximately 1,970,000 rotary vehicles.