Production chronology1966–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗1 year
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Mazda / Model record
MazdaBongo
Production1966 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassVan
Also known asDaihatsu Gran Max · Toyota TownAce
Background
The Mazda Bongo , also known as Mazda E-Series, Eunos Cargo, and the Ford Econovan, is a cabover van and pickup truck manufactured by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Mazda since 1966. The Bongo name was also used for the Bongo Friendee, which is not a cabover design.
Text adapted from “Mazda Bongo” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1984–2004
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗21 years