MAZDA STARTS PRODUCTION AT NEW TRANSMISSION PLANT IN THAILAND

Mass production of the SKYACTIV-Drive automatic transmission has begun at the newly established transmission plant, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MPMT), located in the Chonburi prefecture of Thailand.

The automatic transmission produced at the plant is one of Mazda’s new-generation SKYACTIV Technologies that provide both driving pleasure and outstanding environmental and safety performance at the same time. Annual production capacity at MPMT is around 400,000 units and in combination with Hofu Plant in Japan, the new plant will raise Mazda’s annual production capacity to approximately 1,540,000 units globally.

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LOCAL PRODUCTION OF MAZDA CX-5 BEGAN IN MALAYSIA

Mass production of the Mazda CX-5 for Malaysia and Thailand started today at the Mazda-exclusive vehicle assembly facility of Inokom Corporation, located in Kulim, Kedah.

Mazda began local production of the Mazda3 (Mazda Axela in Japan) on a consignment basis with Inokom in January 2011. Since March 2013, the Mazda CX-5 has been produced at a Mazda-exclusive body shop constructed as one of the measures to reinforce the local production framework. This body shop, and the vehicle assembly facility which began operating today, are the result of an approximately 100 million ringgit (approx. 30,5 million USD) investment by Mazda Malaysia, a company that oversees the production and sales of Mazda vehicles in Malaysia. Total annual production capacity of both facilities is approximately 20,000 units.

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