Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective April 1, 2022.

1. Organizational Changes

(1) MaaS business area

Aims & Information

• Establish a system where we can explore and consider new businesses in a flexible and speedy manner, utilizing new mobility platforms that are being created with the advances in CASE and digitization
• Expand the scope of driving pleasure by bringing in new values created through MaaS business and develop initiatives to further enhance the memorable impact of living life with a Mazda
• To that end, conduct in-house recruitment, seek external start-ups and companies to join us and build a culture that promotes collaboration
• Start preparations to make the switch from MaaS Business Preparation Office to MaaS Business Division once MaaS business operations begin in the coming years

Details of the change

• Some of the functions of the cross functional team project will be consolidated and transferred to establish the new MaaS Business Preparation Office.

(2) Changes in Cost Planning

Aims

• Reform cost planning structure to maximize profitability, by redefining the roles and responsibilities of the former Cost Planning Division

Details of the change

• The Cost Planning & Promotion Department in charge of cost infrastructure and the Program Finance Planning Department in charge of managing profits of new products will be transferred to the Corporate Planning Development Division.
• The Commodity Planning & Promotion Department will be eliminated and its functions will be transferred to the Corporate Planning Development Division, R&D Technical Administration Division, Purchasing Division and other R&D divisions.
• The Cost Planning Division will be eliminated.

2. Personnel changes