New Mazda boss: Rotary is a no-go

Kogai: "If we are going to adopt it, it has to be a product that can generate at least sales of 100,000 units a year."

November 18, 2013 05:00 AM

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story misidentified the first vehicle Mazda used to market a rotary engine and the year it happened.

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