Mazda’s Mexico plant produces its 100,000th unit

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Production at the Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO) plant has broken the 100,000 mark, according to a statement issued by Mazda Motor Corporation. After just 11 months of operation, the milestone figure was breached courtesy of a Mazda 2 hatchback bound for Europe.

“We see this achievement as a milestone on our road towards achieving our mission of making MMVO one of the most important strategic locations in Mazda’s global manufacturing footprint,” said MMVO president and CEO, Keishi Egawa. Production of left-hand drive versions of the Mazda 2 began back in October.

The MMVO plant is the third facility in the world to begin production of said model. Initial assembly began at the Hofu plant in Japan in July. The second facility to follow was the Auto Alliance plant in Thailand, which commenced assembly in September.

GALLERY: Mazda 2 Sedan at 2014 Thai Motor Expo

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An “actor” by training, Gregory Sze realised that he has had enough of drama in his life. Following his number one passion (acting was actually number two), he decided to make the jump into the realm of automotive journalism. He appreciates the simple things in life – a simple car with nothing but back-to-basics mechanical engineering and minimal electronics on board.

 

Comments

  • Anti-Establishment on Dec 31, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    Bodoh kerajaan BN. Lose business to Thailand and Mexico. If BN not corrupted sure they ckd here

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    • kzm (Member) on Dec 31, 2014 at 5:47 pm

      U want CBU or CKD car?..CBU high quality woo

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      • Iriz production how much?

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        • No more Value on Dec 31, 2014 at 6:54 pm

          Iriz here Iriz there. Every single post must have proton. What matter with Iriz production? THIS IS MAZDA!

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      • Lucifers on Dec 31, 2014 at 6:43 pm

        But CBU always got recall. CKD cars always no need to recall. Malaysian assembled cars are awesome. /s

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        • No more Value on Jan 01, 2015 at 2:46 pm

          Magic of Malaysia. Thats why our car price is so damn high.

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  • Maserati(Official) on Dec 31, 2014 at 5:19 pm

    Bermaz too lazy. Always sleep. Tido lah bang

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  • dr.terror on Dec 31, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    proton plant produce 100th proton iriz by end 2015

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