Mazda is aiming to reduce its fuel economy by 30 per cent by 2015.
The car manufacturer is attempting to implement a green revolution across its fleet as it aims to ensure some of its company vehicles motorists will be driving cars that have an equivalent fuel efficiency to superminis in five years time.
It also hopes to equal the motor's standards with the mpg and CO2 emissions in future diesel vehicles and the next Mazda C/D segment models, as engineers predict the producer could be creating cars with a 70mpg.
Technology named SKYTECH will help the manufacturer try to reach its goals of improving fuel economy, however it may not have to wait until 2015 to see any development as the company believes fleets could begin to see benefits from the new system in less than two years.
Making more fuel efficient vehicles is what Mazda is currently trying to improve upon in the short-term, rather than put its efforts into alternative fuel solutions and hybrid car research like other manufacturers.
Nevertheless, the company hopes to produce motors which return similar fuel economy benefits to hybrid models.
Two current examples of its green revolution aim are the Mazda3 1.6D models and the Mazda6 2.2D, which are producing 119 g/km and sub-150 g/km of CO2 emissions respectively.
Peter Allibon, Mazda fleet and remarketing director, said the first phase of the company's green ideas is already proving beneficial for existing customers.
He added: "The first vehicles from the SKYTECH programme we expect to start reaching fleets in 2012. The indications are that the emission levels on some Mazda C/D segment models will drop below 100 g/km, while all models will be below 120 g/km."
This news comes after figures from Jato Dynamics showed Fiat had the best average CO2 emissions for the second successive year in 2009 at a rate of 127.8 g/km.
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