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Mazda to Boost Capacity at Mexican Plant to 230,000 Units in 2016
Mazda's upcoming plant in Salamanca, Mexico, is still under construction with a launch date set for March of 2014, yet the Japanese carmaker has already made plans to increase its initial annual capacity from 140,000 units to 230,000 units by March of 2016. According to the company, the reason why it decided to boost capacity is to accommodate the additional annual production of approximately 50,000 Toyota-branded vehicles built under contract, beginning in the summer of 2015, as well as to cater to the worldwide demand of its new SKYACTIV vehicles.
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Toyota To Spend $1 Billion To Build Corollas In Mexico
Toyota will build a new plant in the state of Guanajuato in Central Mexico to manufacture the Corolla. The company said it will invest approximately $1 billion in the new production facility, which is expected to employ around 2,000 people and have an...
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Mazda To Increase Annual Production Of Skyactiv Engines To 1 Million Units
In response to strong sales of its new SKYACTIV vehicle lineup, Mazda announced on Tuesday that it will increase annual production of its fuel-efficient SKYACTIVE gasoline and diesel engines at its Hiroshima Plant in Japan by 25 percent, from 800,000...
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Mazda To Increase Cx-5 Production Again By 20 Percent, Double Skyactive Engine Volume
The new CX-5 is proving to be a bright spot for Mazda, which has announced plans to increase production capacity of the compact crossover by 20 percent, from 200,000 to 240,000 units per year. This will be achieved by expanding production from Mazda's...
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Nissan To Invest Up To Us$2 Billion To Build Its Third Plant In Mexico In 2013
Japanese carmaker Nissan said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to US$2.0 billion (€1.5 billion) for an all-new manufacturing plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, that will be operational by late 2013. The new facility, which will complement Nissan’s...
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Nissan To Expand Qashqai / Dualis Production In Japan
The unexpected success of Nissan’s compact crossover in Europe -58,051 units since the Qashqai’s market launch in February ’07, has led the Japanese firm to the decision to add new capacity at its Kyushu plant in Japan to meet increased...
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