Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA

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Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
Company type Joint venture
Industry Automotive
FoundedNovember 16, 2018;5 years ago (2018-11-16)
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Mitsunobu Mukaida (president)
ProductsAutomobiles
Owner
Number of employees
4,000 (expected)
Website mazdatoyota.com

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. (MTMUS) is a joint venture automobile manufacturing factory in Huntsville, Alabama, United States owned by Japanese automobile manufacturers Mazda and Toyota. [1]

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The companies announced on January 10, 2018, they planned to partner to build the plant at a cost of US$1.6 billion, [2] which would later grow to US$2.3 billion. [3] Ground was broken on a Tennessee Valley Authority-certified megasite in Limestone County on November 16, 2018. [2] [4] When fully operational, the plant is expected to employ 4,000 people building 300,000 vehicles a year. [5] [6]

The plant began operations on September 30, 2021, building the Corolla Cross compact crossover SUV on the "Apollo" assembly line. [3] [7] [8] Production of the Mazda CX-50 compact crossover SUV started on January 26, 2022, on the "Discovery" assembly line. [9]

In March of 2024, it was announced that Mitsunobu Mukaida would be transitioning to President of the factory. On April 1, 2024 Mukaida assumed the role of President from Masashi Aihara. [10]

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References

  1. "Mazda Toyota Manufacturing set to launch hiring of production team". State of Alabama (Press release). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Huntsville lands $1.6 billion Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant". City of Huntsville (Press release). January 10, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
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