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Mazda3 Production Reaches 3 Million Units
Mazda announced that its Mazda3 compact car (known as the Axela in Japan) has reached a new milestone with the production of 3 million units, seven years and ten months after the launch of the first-generation model. The fastest-selling model in the company's current lineup of passenger cars is produced in three locations (Japan's Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi, China's CFMA plant in Nanjing and Thailand's AutoAlliance plant).The compact model is sold in approximately 90 countries and regions across the world. Read more »
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Mazda6 Global Production Reaches Three Million Units, Updated Version Due In January
For the second time ever after the Mazda3, one of the Japanese automaker’s model reaches three million units. The Hiroshima-based manufacturer announced that the Mazda6 (Atenza in Japan) that the milestone was reached at the end of November, after...
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‘tis Official: Mazda To Stop Building The North American Mazda6 In The Usa, Successor Will Come From Japan
For better or for worse, depending on which side of the line you are standing on, Mazda has confirmed rumors that it will stop building the Mazda6 at the AutoAlliance International (AAI) plant in Michigan, which it runs jointly with Ford, after the mid-size...
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Ford And Mazda Buddy Up And Invest Us$350 Million In Thailand Plant For New Pickup Trucks
Longtime partners Ford Motor Co. and Mazda plan to invest US$350 million in their AutoAlliance (AAT) plant in Thailand to support the production of the next generation of the Ford Ranger and Mazda B-Series compact pickup trucks, which are scheduled to...
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Mazda To Resume Full Production At Japanese Plants
At a time when most automakers are proceeding to new production cuts, Mazda came out today with some good news as the company announced that it will resume full production at two of its Japanese plants in April. In particular, the firm's Hofu Plant...
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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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