Hainan Island in South China is famous for its test track, where all the important Chinese motor vehicles have been tested. In 1990 the Hainan Auto Works developed a car, called the Hainan HX 7080. Numerous Mazda cars and modified versions followed. By the mid 1990s the company became part of the First Auto Works Group

Hainan-Mazda is one of the two Chinese Mazda assemblers, the other is FAW-Mazda