Mazda, Toyota Select Alabama for New U.S. Auto Manufacturing Plant
2018年1月11日 - 10:08AM
JCN Newswire (英)
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle
joined Mazda (MZDAF) and Toyota (NYSE:TM) leaders today to announce
the automakers have selected Huntsville, Alabama as the site of
their new joint-venture manufacturing plant.
The new plant will have the capacity to build 300,000 vehicles
annually, with production split evenly between two lines for each
company to produce Mazda's crossover model that will be newly
introduced to the North American market and the Toyota Corolla.
The joint venture represents a $1.6 billion investment that Mazda
and Toyota plan to make with equal funding contributions. The site
for the new plant is in Huntsville, located approximately 14 miles
from Toyota's Alabama plant (Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama,
Inc.). The facility is expected to create up to 4,000 jobs.
Production is expected to begin by 2021.
"The partnership between Mazda and Toyota will expand innovative
automotive manufacturing in Alabama," Governor Ivey said. "Their
decision to locate this new facility in Huntsville is a testament
to the talented workforce in our state. We are proud that this
partnership puts Alabama on the forefront of technology in this
dynamic global industry."
"With this announcement, our world changes overnight," said Tommy
Battle, mayor of Huntsville. "Mazda and Toyota, two of the world's
most innovative automakers, have created a legacy project that will
provide jobs for decades to come for Huntsville and Alabama. It
vaults Alabama to the top as an industry leader in producing the
next generation of cars that will power our nation."
Mazda Motor Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer
Masamichi Kogai and Toyota Motor Corporation President Akio Toyoda
joined Gov. Ivey and Mayor Battle for the announcement.
For Mazda, the plant comes on line in a significant year that will
mark the start of the company's second century of operation and
second half-century of sales in the U.S. The automaker is enhancing
its commitment to the U.S. market and will focus efforts on
manufacturing and increasing sales in the country.
"Mazda makes cars with a clear vision of how we want to inspire
people, contribute to society and help preserve the beauty of the
earth. By making such cars here in Alabama, we hope that over time
our plant will come to occupy a special place in the hearts of our
employees and the local community. By making this plant a vibrant
part of that community, we hope to work, learn and grow together
with the people of Alabama and Huntsville," Kogai said.
For Toyota, this joint-venture plant will be its 11th U.S.
manufacturing facility and represents its continued commitment in
the U.S., in addition to the $10 billion dollar investment over the
next 5 years that was announced in January 2017.
"Our investment to establish a new vehicle assembly plant with
Mazda builds on the strong success we have enjoyed in Alabama where
we produce engines for the North American market," Toyoda said.
"Starting from 2021, I'm confident that we will run a highly
competitive plant, by bringing together the expertise of Toyota and
Mazda as well as the excellent Alabama workforce. We are committed
to being another 'best-in town' company in the city of Huntsville
and the state of Alabama, a new hometown for Toyota and Mazda."
The State of Alabama is the fifth largest producer of cars and
light trucks nationally with a strong automotive manufacturing
presence including Toyota's engine plant in Huntsville, where
Toyota employs 1,400 team members. With more than 150 Tier 1 and 2
automotive suppliers in the state as well as automakers, there are
approximately 57,000 automotive manufacturing jobs in Alabama.
In the coming months, after obtaining approvals and authorization
by antitrust agencies, the new joint venture will be established,
and site preparations will begin with the start of production in
2021.
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
Toyota
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) is the global mobility company that
introduced the Prius hybrid-electric car in 1997 and the first
mass-produced fuel cell sedan, Mirai, in 2014. Headquartered in
Toyota City, Japan, Toyota has been making cars since 1937. Today,
Toyota proudly employs 370,000 employees in communities around the
world. Together, they build around 10 million vehicles per year in
29 countries, from mainstream cars and premium vehicles to
mini-vehicles and commercial trucks, and sell them in more than 170
countries under the brands Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu and Hino. For
more information, please visit www.toyota-global.com.
Source: MazdaToyota
Contact:
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Toyota Motor Corporation
Public Affairs Division
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