Mazda Strengthens Production System in Malaysia
September 28 2017 - 1:04AM
JCN Newswire (English)
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that its sales and
production company in Malaysia, Mazda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., has
strengthened its production system and unveiled a locally made
all-new CX-5, a model it began producing on August 29 this year.
Mazda Malaysia held a ceremony to mark the occasion, and
representatives of Mazda and local business partners also took
part.
Before starting production of the CX-5, Mazda Malaysia invested
about 2.3 billion yen to build an exclusive paint shop for Mazda's
designer body colors and to automate part of the body-welding
process. These measures align new technologies at the plant with
those at Ujina and Hofu, Mazda's "parent factories" in western
Japan, and will further enhance production quality. Until now, the
CX-5 made in Malaysia has been sold in Malaysia and Thailand.
Moving forward, the company plans to ship the model to the
Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia and Myanmar as well.
"We see Malaysia as an important production base in the ASEAN
region and, with the aim of establishing a sturdy production
system, we've worked closely with our business partners to develop
manufacturing of Mazda cars here," said Masatoshi Maruyama, Mazda's
Managing Executive Officer in charge of Global Production and
Business Logistics. "In addition to enabling the production of cars
in Soul Red Crystal and Machine Gray, colors that represent the
Mazda brand, these new measures strengthen a consistent production
framework based on Mazda's manufacturing concepts and technologies.
We will continue efforts to raise quality levels even higher, and
I'm confident that cars manufactured here will satisfy customers in
every market."
Hiroshi Inoue, Mazda's Managing Executive Officer in charge of
ASEAN business, said, "Customers in ASEAN markets are constantly
raising the bar for Mazda's products, technologies and quality
standards. We see it as our mission to offer value that exceeds
their expectations. And the Malaysia-made all-new CX-5, which is
imbued with Mazda's passion for car-making, is just the model to do
that. Moving forward, we will continue working closely with our
business partners to contribute to the development of the
automotive industry in Malaysia, and aim to enrich people's lives
with cars that provide driving pleasure."
Outline of the new paint shop exclusively for Mazda's designer body
colors
Location: Within the grounds of Inokom Corporation Sdn. Bhd.
(Kulim, Kedah), a local automobile manufacturing company producing
vehicles for Mazda Malaysia on consignment.
Operations began: August 29, 2017
Colors: Soul Red Crystal, Machine Gray and Snow Flake White Pearl
Mica
Mazda in Malaysia
Jan 2011: Started local assembly of the Mazda3 (called Axela in
Japan)
Sep 2012: Established Mazda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., a sales and
production company
Mar 2013: Started local assembly of the CX-5; began operations at a
vehicle body shop exclusively for Mazda vehicles
Sep 2013: Began exporting the Malaysia-made CX-5 to Thailand
May 2014: Started operations at a vehicle assembly plant
exclusively for Mazda vehicles
Aug 2017: Started local assembly of the all-new CX-5, began
operations at a paint shop exclusively for designer colors for
Mazda vehicles
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:
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Mazda Motor Corporation, Japan
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