Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the following organizational and personnel changes, effective September 1, 2025.

1. Organizational Changes

(1) Corporate Strategy domain

Aim

• In order to drive fundamental operational transformation across the Company, establish an organization dedicated to building AI/data infrastructure and management dashboards. This will enable operations to double in speed, significantly enhancing productivity and achieving sustainable growth, even in highly uncertain environments.

Description of changes

• Newly establish MAX Project Office
  (MAX: Abbreviation for Mazda AI Transformation)

(2) Production Control & Logistics domain

Aim

• In order to accelerate the Company’s response to external environmental changes such as regulatory developments and geopolitical risks surrounding logistics and strengthen supply chain resilience, establish an organization which drives reform across the entire supply chain. For this purpose, shift to an organizational system to improve overall efficiency by consolidating overlapping operations across departments and reallocate these resources toward planning functions.

Description of changes

• Some functions of Vehicle Logistics Dept., Parts Procurement & Logistics Dept. and CS Parts Operations Dept. will be integrated to newly establish Supply Chain Coordination Dept.
• Some functions of Procurement & Logistics Dept. and CS Parts Operations Dept. will be integrated to reorganize Production Control Dept.
• Some functions of Vehicle Logistics Dept., Parts Procurement & Logistics Dept. and CS Parts Operations Dept. will be transferred and reorganized to newly establish Logistics Control Dept. and Logistics Engineering Dept.
• Thus, eliminating Vehicle Logistics Dept., Parts Procurement & Logistics Dept. and CS Parts Operations Dept.

2. Personnel changes