Welcome to Dean McCrary Mazda, your Mobile New and Used Mazda dealer. Our Web site is part of our ongoing efforts to offer Biloxi, Pensacola and Diberville Mazda and MazdaSpeed customers the most modern and convenient access to useful information and satisfying service. Our clients have high expectations for their vehicles, and equally high expectations about the dealership professionals who serve them. Mazda are widely recognized to be among the best in quality, reliability, and value, just as Mazda dealers are known for their award-winning commitment to customer satisfaction in both sales and service. When you’re ready, come on by for a test drive. We invite the fine residents of Fort Walton Beach, Panama City, Pensacola and beyond to our location.
Dean McCrary Mazda has become a premier dealer for customers in Alabama, Mississippi, and North Florida looking for their next new Mazda or Used vehicle. Dean McCrary has a history of doing business in Mobile, Pensacola, and Gulfport the right way and many people have not forgotten.
There are affordable cars, and then there are cars that offer thrilling performance. Rarely do the two ever converge, but Japanese automaker Mazda has made it a tradition of coming up with vehicles that combine both of these eminently desirable traits.
The “Zoom- Zoom” For Mazda starts with the all New Mazda3 sedan, the company's least expensive model; the five-door Mazda3 Hatch adds a bit more flare and if you want more power you would go with the MazdaSpeed 3.Next up are the Mazda5 wagon e all New Mazda6, Mx-5 Miata. The Miata and the Rx-8 are some of the most raced cars in the world.
The “Zoom- Zoom” doesn’t end with the lineup of Mazda cars .SUV aficionados can select from the small Mazda Tribute, the mid-size Turbo- Charge CX-7 or the large Mazda CX-9 with available 3rd row seating.
The History of Mazda
The Toyo Cork Kogyo Company, founded in 1920 in Hiroshima, Japan, used the name "Mazda" for its first three-wheeled truck, built in 1931. Company founder Jujiro Matsuda chose the word "Mazda" because it was the name of the Zoroastrian god of good and light. Work on a small sedan began in the late 1930s, but development was halted so the company could pitch in with Japan's war effort. In the wake of World War II and the rebuilding that followed, the company refocused its efforts on car development and manufacturing.
By 1960, the first Mazda automobile — the R360 coupe — was developed, and the company's foray into the production of passenger vehicles began in full force. Other landmark developments were soon to follow. In 1961, the company entered into a technical partnership with NSU and Wankel to develop and produce rotary engines, a union that led to Mazda's distinguishing itself as the only manufacturer to offer three engine configurations: conventional gasoline piston, diesel and rotary. The '60s also saw the introduction of the company's first pickup, the B-Series 1500, as well as its first rotary-engine vehicle, the 110S Cosmo Sport.
Mazda began selling cars in the U.S. in 1970. In the early part of the decade, the automaker rolled out the RX-2. Powered by the noted 12A rotary, the RX-2 introduced America to Mazda's effort to build fun-to-drive and affordable cars. The decade also saw the introduction of the RX-3, RX-4 and now iconic rotary-powered RX-7 sports car. In 1979, the Ford Motor Company purchased a 25 percent stake in Mazda after the Japanese company encountered a number of financial difficulties.
The 1980s was a decade of rebirth for Mazda. The company officially took on the Mazda name (though all its vehicles since its launch in the '20s have carried that brand). It also witnessed an upswing in sales sparked by successful new products like the 323 (which was first called the GLC in the American market) and 626. The 1990 model year saw the launch of a car that would prove a huge hit for Mazda: the MX-5 Miata. Lauded for its responsive handling and affordability, the drop-top has been a consistent favorite, and now holds the distinction of being the world's best-selling roadster.
Mazda began the 1990s with a bang by winning Le Mans with the 787B; it was the first time a Japanese automaker had won the prestigious race, and marked the only win for a rotary engine. Vehicles like the RX-7 and MX-5 Miata scored kudos from automotive journalists, and landed on many top 10 lists. However, save for the Miata, the company's vehicles experienced declining sales in the U.S., and the company's fortunes suffered as a result.
The new millennium has seen Mazda regain its stride. The automaker has invested in new development, with impressive results. New models like the Mazda3 and CX-9 have broadened the company's customer base and won over a whole new generation of fans, while the enthusiast-oriented RX-8 and Mazdaspeed performance models have exemplified the company's "Zoom-Zoom" philosophy.
