Mazda to Increase Engine Production Capacity at Powertrain Plant in Thailand
August 30 2016 - 1:49AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that it will increase
the annual production capacity of the engine assembly plant at
Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MPMT) in
Chomburi, Thailand, to 100,000 units in the first half of 2018. The
company also announced a plan to construct a new engine machining
factory with production capacity similar to that of the engine
assembly plant.
The annual production capacity of MPMT's engine assembly plant,
which began full-scale production in October 2015, is 30,000 units.
The plant produces SKYACTIV-D 1.5-liter clean diesel engines and
SKYACTIV-G 1.3-liter gasoline engines, which are shipped to Auto
Alliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. for use in the Mazda2 (known as Mazda
Demio in Japan).
Mazda is investing 22.1 billion yen to increase the engine assembly
plant's annual production capacity to 100,000 units. The company
will also construct a new engine machining plant to enhance its
system for comprehensive production in Thailand that includes
vehicle bodies, engines and transmissions. The SKYACTIV-G 2.0 will
be added to the engines produced, and the export of engines to
vehicle production sites in the ASEAN countries of Malaysia and
Vietnam will begin.
"Enhancing Mazda's comprehensive production system in Thailand is a
key initiative in our effort to strengthen global production," said
Masatoshi Maruyama, Mazda's Managing Executive Officer in charge of
Global Production. "By increasing production capacity and starting
up the new engine machining factory as scheduled with quality
assured, Mazda intends to further develop MPMT as its first
overseas hub for engine export, thereby improving our global
production efficiency and contributing to the development of
Thailand's automotive industry."
Mazda will continue its efforts to enrich people's lives through a
variety of touch points, including the production of high-quality
cars, and become a brand with which customers feel a strong
emotional connection.
(1) Areas of the engine plant in light gray indicate the planned
machining factory.
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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