Company:Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA

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Short description: Automobile plant in Huntsville, Alabama, US
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
TypeJoint venture
IndustryAutomotive industry
FoundedNovember 16, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-16)
Headquarters
Huntsville, Alabama
,
United States
Key people
Masashi Aihara (president)
ProductsAutomobiles
Owner
Number of employees
4,000 (expected)
Websitemazdatoyota.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]

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]

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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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Huntsville lands $1.6 billion Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant". City of Huntsville (Press release). January 10, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Begins Production on 2022 Corolla Cross". Toyota Motor North America (Press release). September 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Toyota and Mazda break ground on $1.6 billion plant in American South" (in en-US). The Japan Times. November 17, 2018. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/11/17/business/toyota-mazda-break-ground-new-1-6-billion-plant-american-south/. 
  5. ↑ "Mazda, Toyota establish joint venture company for Huntsville plant". State of Alabama (Press release). Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mazda-Toyota Assembly Plant Begins Hiring" (in en). Assembly (magazine). January 13, 2020. https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/95400-mazda-toyota-assembly-plant-begins-hiring. Retrieved April 28, 2020. 
  7. ↑ Capparella, Joey (July 11, 2019). "New Toyota and Mazda SUVs to Be Built in Alabama Will Share Components" (in en-US). Car and Driver. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28353128/toyota-mazda-suv-alabama-plant/. 
  8. ↑ "New Corolla Cross SUV to be made at Huntsville's Mazda Toyota plant" (in en-US). News 19 (WHNT). June 2, 2021. https://whnt.com/news/huntsville/watch-live-mazda-toyota-officials-making-announcement/. 
  9. ↑ Gauthier, Michael (January 26, 2022). "2023 Mazda CX-50 Enters Production Marking Brand's Return To American Manufacturing". Carscoops. https://www.carscoops.com/2022/01/2023-mazda-cx-50-goes-into-production-marks-companys-return-to-american-manufacturing/. Retrieved January 26, 2022. 

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