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Ford platforms

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The following [[automobile platform]]s have been used by [[Mazda]] since the 1980s.

==Naming scheme==

The company's platforms form the 5th and 6th characters of the [[VIN]] on post-1981 vehicles. The first character is a letter representing the platform family, while the second is a sequential letter for the revision of the platform. For example, the [[Mazda N platform]] used by the [[Mazda Miata]] started at NA and was updated in 1998 to NB. The 2006 and newer MX-5s are designated NC.

Mazda generally starts [[automobile|car]] platforms at the letter "A", but [[van]] and [[truck]] variants often get different names, usually starting at "V".

Note that [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] does not use the platform name in the VIN. Since many Mazdas are built at Ford plants in the [[United States]], these vehicles do not follow the above naming scheme. Instead, position four in the VIN specifies the vehicle's safety systems, and position five specifies the [[marque]]. The [[Mazda Mazda6|Mazda6]] uses Ford's letter P with the model number 80 in positions six and seven. The [[Mazda Tribute|Tribute]] uses U02 like the [[Ford Escape]].

===Old VINs===

Prior to 1981, Mazda used a different VIN format and platform naming scheme. The platforms were given two characters, and the model a third, based on their name.

The following pre-1981 platforms are known:
* M1 - [[Mazda Familia|Familia]]
* S1 - [[Mazda Capella|Capella]]/[[Mazda Savanna|Savanna]]
* SA2 - [[Mazda Savanna|Savanna]]/[[Mazda RX-7|RX-7]]
* LA - [[Mazda Luce|Luce]]
* CD - [[Mazda Cosmo|Cosmo]]
* PA1/PA2 - [[Mazda Proceed|Proceed]]

The next digit of the VIN specified the engine:
* 0 - [[Mazda Wankel engine#10A|10A]]/[[Mazda Wankel engine#10B|10B]]
* 2 - [[Mazda Wankel engine#12A|12A]]/[[Mazda Wankel engine#12B|12B]]
* 3 - [[Mazda Wankel engine#13A|13A]]/[[Mazda Wankel engine#13B|13B]]

==Mazda platforms==

* '''[[Mazda D platform|DA/DL/DB/DW/DG/DY]]''' - [[subcompact car|subcompact]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Demio]])
* '''[[Mazda S platform|SS/SR/SG]]''' - [[subcompact car|subcompact]] [[minivan]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Bongo]])
* '''[[Mazda B platform|BD/BV/BF/BG/BA/BH/BW/BJ/BK]]''' - [[compact car|compact]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Familia]]/[[Mazda GLC]]/[[Mazda 323]]/[[Mazda Protege]]/[[Mazda3]])
* '''[[Mazda C platform|CA/CB/CG/CP]]''' - [[midsize car|mid-size]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Lantis]])
* '''[[Mazda G platform|GC/GD/GV/GE/GF/GW/GG/GY]]''' - [[midsize car|mid-size]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Capella|Capella]]/[[Mazda Atenza|Atenza]]/[[Mazda 626|626]]/[[Mazda MX-6|MX-6]]/[[Mazda 6|6]]/[[Ford Probe]])
* '''[[Mazda M platform|MA/MB]]''' - [[midsize car|mid-size]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Persona]])
* '''[[Mazda T platform|TA]]''' - [[midsize car|mid-size]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Millenia]])
* '''[[Mazda H platform|HC/HD/HE]]''' - [[fullsize car|full-size]] [[RWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Luce]]/[[Mazda 929|929]])
* '''[[Mazda J platform|JC]]''' - [[fullsize car|full-size]] [[RWD]] (ex: [[Eunos Cosmo]])
* '''[[Mazda L platform|LV/LW]]''' - [[minivan]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda MPV]])
* '''[[Mazda F platform|FB/FC/FD/FE]]''' - [[sports car]]s [[RWD]] (ex: [[Mazda RX-7]]/[[Mazda RX-8]])
* '''[[Mazda N platform|NA/NB/NC]]''' - [[sports car]]s [[RWD]] (ex: [[Mazda MX-5]])

==Ford platforms==

* '''[[Ford CD2 platform|CD2]]''' - [[SUV]] [[All wheel drive|AWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Tribute]])
* '''[[Ford CD3 platform|CD3]]''' - [[sedan]] [[FWD]] (ex: [[Mazda Mazda6]])

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Red marquis: /* Ford platforms */

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