Mazda Opens Engine Machining Factory at Thai Powertrain Plant
January 19 2018 - 12:00AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Increasing engine production capacity in Thailand to 100,000 units
per year
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Mazda Motor Corporation today announced the opening of a
new engine machining factory at its powertrain plant in Thailand's
Chonburi Province, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co.,
Ltd. (hereinafter, MPMT). Mazda's Representative Director,
President and CEO, Masamichi Kogai, was among the attendees at an
opening ceremony held at MPMT today.
"Congratulations on the opening of MPMT's engine machining
factory," said Kogai in his remarks at the ceremony. "I'd like to
express my sincere gratitude for the support we've received from
the government, our suppliers and other parties. MPMT plays an
essential role in Mazda's comprehensive vehicle production system
in Thailand. Strengthening our production framework for engines,
the most fundamental vehicle component of all, will help us to get
our cars to customers without delay. Moving forward, we will
continue our focus on high-quality vehicle production, and work to
deliver cars that add color to their owners' lives while
contributing to the development of Thailand's automotive industry
at the same time."
"We are delighted to open this new engine machining factory," said
MPMT President and CEO Mitsunobu Mukaida. "MPMT's steady growth
since its establishment through to today is largely thanks to the
generous assistance we've received from various parties. Let me
express my sincere gratitude to all concerned. I hope that the
engines we make here at MPMT together with our suppliers will go
into cars that become an indispensable part of the customer's life.
We will contribute to the growth of manufacturing in Thailand by
working with the local community to build high-quality cars and
helping to nurture the next generation of industry leaders."
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Entrance to the engine plant at Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing
(Thailand)
Working to enhance its comprehensive production system in Thailand
for engines, transmissions and complete vehicles, Mazda has
invested an additional 22.1 billion yen to establish the machining
factory and increase the capacity of the existing engine assembly
line in order to raise engine production capacity at MPMT from
30,000 to 100,000 units per year. Moving forward, the plant will
start production of the SKYACTIV-G 2.0, an engine that will be
supplied to manufacturing facilities in Malaysia and Vietnam as
well as Thailand.
Aiming to help create a future in which people, the earth and
society can coexist with cars, Mazda will keep working to enrich
people's lives through a car ownership experience that celebrates
driving and become a brand with which customers feel a strong
emotional connection.
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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