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| Industry | Automotive |
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| Founded | September 30, 2021 |
| Headquarters | 9000 Greenbrier Pkwy NW, , United States |
Key people | Mitsunobu Mukaida [1] |
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Number of employees | 4,000 |
| Website | mazdatoyota |
Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. (MTMUS) is an automobile manufacturing plant in Madison, Alabama, United States. It is operated as a joint venture between Japanese automakers Mazda and Toyota. [2] The facility marks Mazda's return to U.S. production after the company ended operations at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in 2012. [3]
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The project was announced on January 10, 2018, with an initial investment of US$1.6 billion, [4] later increased to US$2.3 billion. [5] Construction began on a Tennessee Valley Authority-certified megasite in Limestone County on November 16, 2018. [4] [6] At full capacity, the facility is expected to employ 4,000 people and produce up to 300,000 vehicles annually. [7] [8]
Production began on September 30, 2021, with the Toyota Corolla Cross compact crossover SUV assembled on the "Apollo" line. [5] [9] [10] Production of the Mazda CX-50 began on January 26, 2022, on the "Discovery" line. [11]
