Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that it will
construct an engine machining factory at its new vehicle production facility in
Mexico, Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (MMMdM). MMMdM is a
joint venture between Mazda and Sumitomo Corporation.
The new factory will make SKYACTIV engines for vehicles
produced at MMMdM such as the Mazda3 (Axela in Japan) and Mazda2 (Demio). It
will produce approximately 230,000 engines per year with operations expected to
begin in October 2014. MMMdM will invest 120 million U.S. dollars
(approximately 12 billion yen) in the new factory and employ approximately 100
extra people to operate it.