Mazda Starts Production at New Transmission Plant in Thailand
13 January 2015 - 3:57PM
JCN Newswire (English)
- Manufacturing SKYACTIV-DRIVE which offers both driving pleasure
and outstanding environmental and safety performance -
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that mass production of
transmissions has began at its newly established transmission
plant, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MPMT),
located in the Chonburi prefecture of Thailand.
The SKYACTIV-DRIVE automatic transmission produced at the plant is
one of Mazda's new-generation SKYATIV 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. Transmissions produced at
MPMT will be supplied to global production facilities including
Auto Alliance (Thailand) to be used in the all-new Mazda2 (Mazda
Demio in Japan), all-new Mazda3 (Mazda Axela) and Mazda CX-5.
At the commencement of production, MPMT President and CEO Hidenori
Kawakami commented, "We've made great efforts to ensure the
manufacture of high quality units at MPMT, including sending more
than 30 engineers and managers to Mazda's plants in Hiroshima and
Hofu. Start of mass production here means that Mazda has succeeded
in establishing a global production structure capable of supplying
SKYACTIV-DRIVE automatic transmissions of the same high quality of
those we make in Japan. Moving forward, Mazda will continue to
nurture the people who will support and lead the future of the
automotive industry in Thailand and work hand in hand with the
people of this country to make a contribution to the further
development of the Thai economy.
The establishment of a global production footprint is one of the
key measures of Mazda's Structural Reform Plan announced in
February 2012. The company has been making steady progress in this
regard and start of transmission production at MPMT marks another
important milestone. In addition, Mazda is introducing vehicles
equipped with SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY according to schedule and expects
SKYACTIV models to account for over 85% of sales by fiscal year
ending March 2016.
Moving forward, Mazda aims to enrich the lives of its customers
through a variety of contact points including the manufacture of
high-quality vehicles, and become a brand which maintains a special
bond with those customers.
About Mazda
Mazda Motor Corporation (TSE:7261) started manufacturing tools in
1929 and soon branched out into production of trucks for commercial
use. In the early 1960s, Mazda launched its first passenger car
models and began developing rotary engines. Still headquartered in
Hiroshima in western Japan, Mazda today ranks as one of Japan's
leading automakers, and exports cars to the United States and
Europe for over 30 years. For more information, please visit
www.mazda.com.
Source: Mazda
Contact:
Corporate Communications Division
Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan
+81-3-3508-5056 [Tokyo]
+81-82-282-5253 [Hiroshima]
mailto: media@mazda.co.jp
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