All Mazda articles – Page 6

  • MPMT
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    Mazda launches first transmission plant outside Japan

    2015-08-07T15:18:47Z

    Thailand ­– Located in Chonburi province, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing Thailand (MPMT) has been producing SkyActiv-Drive automatic transmissions – also made at Hofu in Japan – since January this year. The official opening ceremony occurred on August 7.The plant has the capacity to make 400,000 units per year to supply Mazda’s ...

  • Changan Mazda Nanjing
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    Stamp of approval

    2015-08-05T13:13:33Z

    Chang Tiejun, body area manager at Changan Mazda's Nanjing facility, discusses the challenges of keeping pace with demand, handling changing materials and vehicle architectures, and planning for the futureAMS: Do you have both blanking and stamping operations here at Nanjing?Chang Tiejun (CT): We only have stamping operations at this location; ...

  • Mazda Salamanca
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    Travel blog: Upscaling cowboys to carmakers in Guanajuato

    2015-07-15T14:16:40Z

    Two out of three restaurants at my hotel in Mexico City are Japanese. This fact is rather more significant than how it impinges on my dining options: why Japanese, why here? Because there are Japanese companies and Japanese people and it makes sense for there to be sushi. A good ...