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Production chronology1996–2019
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗24 years
← Mazda
Mazda / Model record
MazdaDemio
Production1996–2019
Recorded originJapan
ClassSupermini
Also known asMazda2
Background
The Mazda Demio is a small car manufactured by Mazda from 1996 to 2019. While sold across four generations in the domestic Japanese market, the Demio nameplate was rarely used outside of Japan, where it was usually called the Mazda2. The Demio nameplate was retired in 2019 as Mazda changed over to "Mazda2" for their home market as well. It has been described as a supermini or a subcompact car, and is a part of the B-segment of the European car market.
Text adapted from “Mazda Demio” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2000–2011
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗12 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations1998–2000
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗3 years