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HIROSHIMA, Japan, Jan 28, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for December 2021 and for January through December 2021 are summarized below.

I. Production

1. Domestic Production

(1) December 2021
Mazda's domestic production volume in December 2021 decreased 0.5% year on year due to decreased production of passenger vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in December 2021]
CX-5: 39,548 units (up 23.6% year on year)
MAZDA3: 9,689 units (down 34.4%)
CX-9: 6,829 units (up 35.4%)

(2) January through December 2021
Mazda's total domestic production volume in the period from January through December 2021 decreased 1.5% year on year due to decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Domestic production of key models in the period from January through December 2021]
CX-5: 322,982 units (up 3.4% year on year)
MAZDA3: 101,393 units (down 9.5%)
CX-30: 70,744 units (down 1.8%)

2. Overseas Production

(1) December 2021
Mazda's overseas production volume in December 2021 decreased 37.7% year on year, reflecting decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in December 2021]
MAZDA3: 6,591 units (down 26.1% year on year)
CX-30: 6,266 units (down 39.0%)
MAZDA2: 3,116 units (down 38.6%)

(2) January through December 2021
Mazda's total overseas production volume in the period from January through December 2021 decreased 20.7% year on year due to decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles.

[Overseas production of key models in the period from January through December 2021]
CX-30: 116,748 units (down 6.9% year on year)
MAZDA3: 109,482 units (down 0.9%)
MAZDA2: 43,604 units (down 22.0%)

II. Domestic Sales

(1) December 2021
Mazda's domestic sales volume in December 2021 increased 9.7% year on year due to increased sales of passenger vehicles.
Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 5.6% (up 1.3 points year on year), with a 1.6% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.2 points) and a 4.2% total market share (up 0.8 points).

[Domestic sales of key models in December 2021]
CX-5: 3,251 units (up 45.7% year on year)
MAZDA2: 2,329 units (up 31.6%)
CX-30: 1,971 units (up 66.9%)

(2) January through December 2021
Mazda's domestic sales volume in the period from January through December 2021 decreased 11.2% year on year due to decreased sales of passenger and commercial vehicles.
Mazda's registered vehicle market share was 4.5% (down 0.4 points), with a 1.9% share of the micro-mini segment (down 0.2 points) and a 3.5% total market share (down 0.4 points year on year).

[Domestic sales of key models in the period from January through December 2021]
MAZDA2: 24,659 units (down 13.4% year on year)
CX-5: 22,414 units (down 7.4%)
CX-30: 19,338 units (down 28.3%)

III. Exports

(1) December 2021
Mazda's export volume in December 2021 increased 14.4% year on year due to increased shipments to North America and Europe.

[Exports of key models in December 2021]
CX-5: 37,794 units (up 22.5% year on year)
MAZDA3: 13,115 units (up 63.2%)
CX-9: 9,278 units (up 85.8%)

(2) January through December 2021
Mazda's export volume in the period from January through December 2021 increased 1.9% year on year due to increased shipments to Oceania and other regions.

[Exports of key models in the period from January through December 2021]
CX-5: 298,981 units (up 3.8% year on year)
MAZDA3: 89,768 units (up 1.2%)
CX-9: 55,377 units (up 15.7%)

IV. Global Sales

(1) December 2021
Mazda's global sales volume in December 2021 decreased 28.8% year on year due to decreased sales in the U.S., China, Europe and other regions.

[Global sales of key models in December 2021]
CX-5: 28,184 units (down 29.2% year on year)
MAZDA3: 17,964 units (down 19.8%)
CX-30: 17,922 units (down 0.8%)

(2) January through December 2021
Mazda's global sales volume in the period from January through December 2021 increased 3.6% year on year due to increased sales in the U.S, Europe and other regions.

[Global sales of key models in the period from January through December 2021]
CX-5: 381,800 units (up 5.7% year on year)
MAZDA3: 234,485 units (down 2.1%)
CX-30: 222,617 units (up 24.4%)

For more information, visit https://newsroom.mazda.com/en/publicity/release/2022/202201/220128a.html.


Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.comMazda Motor Corporation announces production and sales results for December 2021 and for January through December 2021.

Bengaluru, India, Jan 28, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - Pixis (formerly known as Pyxis One), a leading provider of contextual codeless AI infrastructure for complete marketing optimization, today appointed Neel Pandya as the Chief Executive Officer of its operations in Europe, in addition to his responsibilities of leading the APAC business.

Neel joined Pixis in its Bengaluru office in July 2021 as the CEO of APAC, bringing immense change and progress to the way Pixis operates, and greatly streamlining expansions in the APAC region. Under his leadership, Pixis witnessed a 185% growth in revenue in the APAC region, with India independently recording a 150% of growth. Over the last 7 months, in addition to greatly stabilizing customer churn Neel has also been instrumental in adding close to 30 new enterprise customers. He also continues to play a crucial role in building a global team of collaborators in Pixis. The company which recently closed $100M in Series C funding has almost tripled in size and plans to continue rapidly hiring talent, in India and outside, as it expands into Europe.

Speaking about the new appointment, co-founder & Global CEO, Shubham A. Mishra says, "Neel has been doing a remarkable job navigating and growing the business in APAC and it gives me immense pleasure to announce Neel's appointment as CEO of our Europe business, as well. In addition to the new volley of customers we're signing up, we're also seeing record retention rates with our existing customers." Mishra continued, "Over the last few months, we've been noticing steadily increasing traction in Europe, and I believe we have the right person in Neel to lead our Europe business."

As CEO of Pixis' Europe business, Neel's key responsibilities will include leveraging existing traction in the region to profoundly grow the business and brand. Weighing in on his appointment, Venkatesh Peddi, Partner at Chiratae Ventures added, "Neel's success in the APAC region is testament to his belief in the Pixis vision, as well as his charisma as a leader. His prior experience with the European markets will serve him excellently in executing and staying on top of the expansion roadmap."

Neel is a seasoned leader who possesses impressive global experience and a deep understanding of consumers in APAC and Europe. Prior to Pixis, Neel exemplified vast professional capabilities at L'Oreal, Vodafone and GroupM. Additionally, he was named one among India's Top 40 under 40 Most Disruptive Minds, two years consecutively, and has also served as the youngest media head of all times at L'Oreal and Vodafone.

Neel Pandya, speaking about his new role, said, "The past 7 months at Pixis have seen my learning curve grow steeply, and I'm beyond honoured at being given the responsibility to grow the Europe business now. The continent is currently undergoing an interesting and exciting phase in marketing. In fact, digital advertising spends alone have amounted to over 69.4 billion Euros, making it the second biggest market after the US. I'm thoroughly looking forward to building strong teams that can support us in growing our European operations."

Pixis' recent Series C round of $100M was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from new investor General Atlantic. Existing investors Premji Invest, Celesta Capital and Chiratae Ventures also participated in the round. With a total of $124M raised so far, the company is all set to accelerate growth and expansions across Europe. ​​

About Pixis

Pixis is a California-based technology company that provides codeless AI infrastructure to enable customers to scale accurate data-driven marketing. The company's codeless AI infrastructure currently comprises over four-dozen proprietary AI models that are deployed across an ecosystem of products and plugins. Pixis is on a mission to provide marketers with robust plug-and-play AI products without them having to write a single line of code.

Related link
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/softbank-investment-advisers_marketing-is-one-of-the-largest-spend-categories-activity-6889927122006106112-_7xh
https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/18/softbank-ai-infrastructure-pyxis-one-pixis/

Media contacts
Brand: Pixis
Contact: Anjali Devaiah, Rishabh Chauhan
Email: [email protected] , [email protected]
Website: https://pixis.ai/

SOURCE: Pixis

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PARIS & TOKYO, Jan 28, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - Renault Group, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, the members of one of the world's leading automotive alliances, today announced common projects and actions to accelerate and to shape their shared future towards 2030, focusing on the mobility value chain.

Highlights:
- The 2030 roadmap focuses on pure electric vehicles and connected mobility.
- Aims to enhance usage of common platforms to reach 80% in 2026.
- Mitsubishi Motors to reinforce presence in Europe with two new models based on Renault best-sellers.
- To invest EUR 23B in the next five years to support its offensive strategy in electrification.
- With 35 new EV cars in 2030, proposes the largest global EV offer, based on the five common EV platforms.
- Nissan unveils an all-new EV based on the CMF-BEV Alliance platform to replace the Micra in Europe; vehicle planned to be manufactured at Renault ElectriCity, the electric industrial center in Northern France.
- Reinforces common battery strategy aiming to secure a global 220 GWh production capacity by 2030.
- Nissan to lead development of breakthrough all-solid-state battery technology to benefit all members.
- Renault to lead development on common centralized electrical and electronic architecture and will launch the first full software defined vehicle by 2025.

A year and a half after announcing its new cooperation business model to support member-company competitiveness and profitability, the Alliance is now based on solid foundations, benefits from an efficient operational governance organization and from intensified as well as flexible cooperation.

Continuing the Leader-Follower scheme defined in May 2020, select technology is developed by one leading team with the support of the followers, thereby allowing each member of the Alliance to access all the key technologies.

The Alliance has defined a common 2030 roadmap on pure-EV and Intelligent & Connected mobility, sharing investments for the benefits of its three-member companies and their customers.

"Among the world's automotive leaders, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is a proven, unique model. For 22 years, we have been building on our respective cultures and strengths for our common benefit," said Jean-Dominique Senard, Chairman of the Alliance. "Today the Alliance is accelerating to lead the mobility revolution and deliver more value to customers, our people, our shareholders and all our stakeholders. The three member-companies have defined a common roadmap towards 2030, sharing investments in future electrification and connectivity projects. These are massive investments that none of the three companies could make alone. Together, we are making the difference for a new and global sustainable future; the Alliance becoming carbon neutral by 2050."

Moving together for the benefit of each - Leader-Follower scheme

The Alliance members have developed a "smart differentiation" methodology that defines the desired level of commonality for each vehicle, integrating several parameters of possible pooling, such as platforms, production plants, powertrains or vehicle segment. This is supplemented and enhanced by a stricter approach to design and upper-body differentiation. For example, the common platform for the C and D segment will carry five models from three brands of the Alliance (Nissan Qashqai and X-Trail, Mitsubishi Outlander, Renault Austral and an upcoming seven-seater SUV).

Strengthening this process, the Alliance members will enhance usage of common platforms in the coming years from 60% today to more than 80% of its combined 90 models in 2026. This will allow each company to deepen their focus on their customers' needs, their best models and core markets, while also extending innovations across the Alliance, at a lower cost.

As part of this, Mitsubishi Motors will reinforce its presence in Europe with two new models, among them the New ASX based on Renault best-sellers.

Five common EV platforms: the largest global offer of the industry

Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi have pioneered the EV market, with more than EUR10 B already invested in the field of electrification. In the main markets (Europe, Japan, the US, China) 15 Alliance plants already produce parts, motors, batteries for 10 EV models on the streets, with more than 1 million EV cars sold so far and 30 billion e-kilometers driven.

Building on this unique expertise, the Alliance is accelerating with a total EUR 23B more investment in the next five years on electrification, leading to 35 new EV models by 2030.

90% of these models will be based on five common EV platforms, covering most markets, in all major regions:
- CMF-AEV, the most affordable platform in the world, is the base for the new Dacia Spring.
- KEI-EV (mini vehicle) platform family for ultra-compact EVs.
- LCV-EV Family platform family for professional customers, as the base for the Renault Kangoo and Nissan Town Star.
- CMF-EV, the global, flexible, EV platform. It will be on the roads in a few weeks as the base for the Nissan Ariya EV crossover and Renault Megane E-Tech Electric. The CMF-EV platform, with its technological innovations and the potential offered by its modularity, is a benchmark platform for a new generation of electric vehicles for the Alliance partners. The platform has been created to integrate and optimize all the elements specific to a 100% electric powertrain, hosting a new, high-performance motor and an ultra-thin battery. By 2030, more than 15 models will be based on the CMF-EV platform, with up to 1.5 million cars produced on this platform per year.
- CMF-BEV, the most competitive compact electric platform in the world, to be launched in 2024. It provides up to 400 km range; its aerodynamics performances are outstanding, helping reduce cost by 33% and power consumption by more than 10% compared to the current Renault ZOE. It will be the base for 250,000 vehicles a year under the Renault, Alpine and Nissan brands.

Among the vehicles are the Renault R5 and the new compact EV that will replace the Nissan Micra. Designed by Nissan and engineered by Renault, the new model is planned to be manufactured at Renault ElectriCity: the electric industrial center in Northern France.

Common battery strategy, breakthrough battery innovations and a planned 220 GWh production capacity to bring a highly competitive and attractive offer to all customers

Competitiveness is key, and that has led member companies to a common Alliance battery strategy, leading, among others, to the selection of a common battery supplier for Renault and Nissan in core markets.

The Alliance is working with common partners to achieve real scale and affordability, enabling to reduce battery costs by 50% in 2026 and 65% by 2028.

With this approach, by 2030, the Alliance will have a total of 220 GWh battery production capacity for EVs across key production sites in the world.

Beyond that, the Alliance shares a common vision for all-solid-state battery technology (ASSB). Based on its deep expertise and unique experience as a pioneer in battery technology, Nissan will lead innovations in this area that will benefit all Alliance members.

ASSB will have double the energy density versus current liquid lithium-ion batteries. Charging time will also be greatly reduced to one-third, enabling customers to make longer trips with increased, convenience, confidence and enjoyment.

The aim is to mass produce ASSB by mid-2028, and in the future beyond that to realize cost parity with ICE vehicles by bringing costs down further to 65$ per kWh, accelerating the global shift to EVs.

The Alliance battery management system is also at state-of-the art. Unlike others in the industry, the Alliance has chosen to control 100% of its hardware and software, benefiting from very valuable predictive data, allowing for monitoring the state of health of the battery and improving technology.

The Alliance is working with strategic partners to offer the best proposal to customers for public charging on the road. Mobilize Power Solutions provides to B2B customers a complete end-to-end service including project design, installation, maintenance and management of optimized recharging infrastructure and all related services to meet their business needs.

A recent agreement is with Ionity via the Alliance Emobility Service Provider Plug Surfing, which will allow its customers to access at preferential pricing to the Ionity ultra-fast charging network in Europe.

With more than 10 years' experience in the EV business, Alliance members have deep knowledge that allows them to be ahead of the competition in optimizing battery reuse, notably with second life battery applications, recycling and achieving efficient and sustainable solutions over the full battery life cycle.

25 Million cars connected to the Alliance Cloud by 2026: The best-in-class digital experience for customers

Intelligent and connected mobility are critical areas for increased shared innovation across the Alliance.

With 20 years' experience in ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems) and autonomous drive, the Alliance keeps improving real-world driving safety, convenience, and enjoyment by delivering innovations in intelligent vehicle and driver assistance technologies, with an example being Nissan's award-winning ProPILOT system.

With shared platforms and electronics, by 2026 Alliance members expect to have more than 10 million vehicles on the road across 45 Alliance models equipped with autonomous driving systems.

Today, 3 million vehicles are already connected to the Alliance Cloud with permanent data exchanges.

By 2026, more than 5 million Alliance cloud systems will be delivered per year, with 25 million total cars on the road. The Alliance will also be the first global, mass-market OEM to introduce the Google ecosystem in its cars.

Under Renault's leadership, the Alliance is developing a common centralized electrical and electronic architecture converging electronics hardware and software applications to offer maximum benefits and an optimal level of performance.

The Alliance will launch its first full software defined vehicle by 2025. With this vehicle, the Alliance will improve its cars Over The Air performance throughout their life cycle. This means value for customers with the integration of their car into their digital ecosystem to offering a personalized experience, new enhanced services, and reduced maintenance costs. This will also allow Alliance members to boost vehicle resale values. In addition, Software defined vehicles will be able to communicate with connected objects, users, and infrastructure, opening new fields of value for the Alliance companies.

Alliance best-in-class digital experience will be the gateway to an unprecedented amount of data, paving the way to the automotive industry's next frontier. with Renault Group, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Motors positioned at the forefront of this revolution.


Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.jcnnewswire.comRenault Group, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, the members of one of the world's leading automotive alliances, today announced common projects and actions to accelerate and to shape their shared future towards 2030, focusing on the mobility value chain.

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