Mazda Motor Corporation has announced the world’s first market application of single-nanocatalyst* technology in automobile catalytic converters. This highly durable new catalyst significantly reduces the amount of precious metals used and effectively purifies vehicle exhaust gases. It will first be introduced in the all-new Mazda3 (known as the Mazda Axela in Japan) which will commence global sales this year.

With the single-nanocatalyst, the underfloor catalytic converter in the all-new Mazda3 requires …