▁Glas ▁ 1 7 0 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁sold ▁here ▁as ▁the ▁C heet ah . ▁ ▁Other ▁br ands ▁produced ▁were ▁D ai h ats u ▁and ▁Is uz u . ▁Maz da ▁models ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁Toy ota ▁Land ▁Cru iser ▁was ▁manufact ured ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁T ract ors ▁from ▁Ford , ▁De utz , ▁Universal ▁( R oman ia ), ▁F iat , ▁John ▁De ere ▁and ▁M asse y ▁Fer g us on ▁were ▁also ▁manufact ured . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Z imb ab we ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁initi ative ▁for ▁autom obile ▁production . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁production ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sever ely ▁restricted ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁foreign ▁exchange . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Maz da ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁technical ▁partner . ▁The ▁share hold ers ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁which ▁was ▁renamed ▁Will ow v ale ▁Maz da ▁Motor ▁Indust ries , ▁are ▁the ▁state - owned ▁Mot ec ▁Hold ings ▁( 5 8 % ), ▁Maz da ▁Motor ▁( 2 5 % ), ▁I to ch u ▁( 8 %) ▁and ▁an ▁employee ▁benefit ▁fund ▁( 9 %). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁W MM I ▁had ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁employees ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁and ▁produced ▁up ▁to ▁ 9