Autozam Model History

Japan · founded 1989

Mazda's domestic kei-and-compact sub-brand (1989–1998) — remembered for the gullwing AZ-1 micro sports car and the influential Carol kei car.

Models

AZ-1

A 720 kg mid-engine gullwing kei sports car (1992–1994) — Autozam's cult icon and one of Japan's most distinctive bubble-era machines.

Kei sports car · 1992–1994
Carol

A rounded-body front-wheel-drive kei hatchback (1989–1998) — Autozam's bestseller, built on Suzuki Alto underpinnings and hugely influential on kei-car styling.

Kei car · 1989–1998
AZ-3

A 2+2 front-wheel-drive Kammback coupé (1991–1998) — the Japanese-market Autozam-badged sibling of the Mazda MX-3, aimed at younger buyers.

Compact car · 1991–1998
Revue

A tall, rounded subcompact four-door saloon (1990–1998) — sold internationally as the Mazda 121 and notable for its unconventional proportions.

Subcompact car · 1990–1998
Scrum

A cabover kei microvan and truck (1989–1997) — a rebadged Suzuki Carry/Every sold through Autozam dealers as a commercial workhorse.

Kei truck · 1989–1997
AZ-Wagon

A tall kei wagon (1994–1997) — a rebadged first-generation Suzuki Wagon R sold through Autozam stores ahead of the tall-kei boom.

Kei car · 1994–1997

Other makes