{"id":218143,"date":"2022-01-26T14:44:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=218143"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:13:25","slug":"mazda-returns-to-u-s-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2022\/01\/mazda-returns-to-u-s-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda Returns to U.S. Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Production of the new 2023 Mazda CX-50 compact crossover SUV<\/a><\/strong> began Wednesday at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing<\/a><\/strong>, Mazda\u2019s new Huntsville, Alabama plant it shares in a joint venture with Toyota. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new CX-50 will get electrified siblings at some point, but officials were mum on when that would be.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The new facility is capable of producing 300,000 vehicles annually by approximately 4,000 workers, with half of the production will be committed to Mazda. The start of manufacturing of the new model is the result of a $2.3 billion joint venture partnership between Mazda Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mazda North American Operations President and CEO Jeff Guyton drove the first 2023 Mazda CX-50 off the line today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe production of the CX-50 here signifies the importance of the North American market to Mazda and our commitment to investing in the U.S.,” Guyton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If production reaches capacity, the added volume would be a significant boost for Mazda, which sold 332,756 vehicles in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new plant and new model expand Mazda\u2019s U.S. focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jeff Guyton, president and CEO of Mazda North America, said producing the new CX-50 in the U.S. reflects the importance of the North American market.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The new 2023 Mazda CX-50 is made specifically for the North American market and part of the Hiroshima-based brand\u2019s newfound focus on manufacturing in the U.S., in an effort to increase sales. The new plant is located approximately 14 miles from Toyota\u2019s Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Inc., and is the company’s second facility in the city where Toyota started producing the 2022 Corolla Cross subcompact crossover<\/a> <\/strong>in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plant came about as a result of a $1 billion incentive package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the plant is not Mazda\u2019s first in the U.S. The company last manufactured cars as part of a joint venture with Ford Motor Co. in Flat Rock, Michigan \u2014 where Ford now builds the Mustang \u2014 and Mazda still builds vehicles for the U.S. market at its facility in Salamanca, Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the CX-50 offers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The CX-50 is a larger, more rugged crossover than the CX-5, which was freshened last year and aimed at urban\/suburban customers. The new CUV comes with standard i-Activ All-Wheel Drive and Mazda Intelligent Drive Select drive modes, which include sport, towing and off-road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mazda CX-5 will remain in production, selling alongside the larger CX-50.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Power will come from a Skyactiv-G 2.5 naturally aspirated engine or Skyactiv-G 2.5 Turbo engine and paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Performance numbers were not disclosed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said electrified versions are on the horizon, including a hybrid model, but declined to say when they might arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“By 2025 I don\u2019t think we\u2019re going to be selling much of anything that doesn\u2019t have electrification onboard,” Guyton said in an interview with TheDetroitBureau.com in 2020.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside, customers will find a panoramic moonroof \u2014 a Mazda first \u2014 and cargo space designed to support outdoor activities. The CX-50’s height and length were created to make loading and securing your gear easier. Mazda uses high strength roof rails and reinforced b-pillars and door jambs for securing equipment on the vehicle’s roof.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new larger SUV and a new U.S. joint-venture plant are the beginning of Mazda\u2019s newfound commitment to the U.S. market. Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13752,"featured_media":218168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4604,4603,4600,4601,4599,4602,1506,2971],"make":[83,111],"post-state":[],"category_old":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218143"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13752"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218143"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218172,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218143\/revisions\/218172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218143"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=218143"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=218143"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=218143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}