Automobile plant in Huntsville, Alabama, US
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc.
Company type
Joint venture Industry
Automotive Founded November 16, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-16 ) Headquarters , United States
Key people
Masashi Aihara (
president ) Products Automobiles Owner Number of employees
4,000 (expected) Website
mazdatoyota .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]
Products
See also
References
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"Mazda Toyota Manufacturing set to launch hiring of production team" . State of Alabama (Press release). Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
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a
b
"Huntsville lands $1.6 billion Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant" . City of Huntsville (Press release). January 10, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2022 .
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a
b
"Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Begins Production on 2022 Corolla Cross" .
Toyota Motor North America (Press release). September 30, 2021.
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"Toyota and Mazda break ground on $1.6 billion plant in American South" .
The Japan Times . November 17, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
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"Mazda, Toyota establish joint venture company for Huntsville plant" . State of Alabama (Press release). Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
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"Mazda-Toyota Assembly Plant Begins Hiring" . Assembly (magazine) . January 13, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
^ Capparella, Joey (July 11, 2019).
"New Toyota and Mazda SUVs to Be Built in Alabama Will Share Components" .
Car and Driver . Retrieved April 28, 2020 .
^
"New Corolla Cross SUV to be made at Huntsville's Mazda Toyota plant" .
News 19 (WHNT) . June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021 .
^ Gauthier, Michael (January 26, 2022).
"2023 Mazda CX-50 Enters Production Marking Brand's Return To American Manufacturing" . Carscoops . Retrieved January 26, 2022 .
Current
Cars SUVs/crossovers Pickup trucks Commercial vans Commercial trucks Sports cars
Kei vehicles
Discontinued models Concepts Former marques
Engines
International operations See also
Marques
Subsidiaries
Asia-Pacific Africa Americas
Europe Global Defunct
Affiliates Joint ventures
Current models
Kei cars Cars Pickup trucks/Utilities SUVs/Crossovers Minivans/Vans Commercial trucks Buses
Discontinued models
Concepts and prototypes
Motorsports
Other
1 A brand of
GAC Toyota
2 A brand of
FAW Toyota
3 Defunct companies merged into Toyota Motor East Japan
34°40′57″N 86°50′45″W / 34.682567°N 86.845754°W / 34.682567; -86.845754