- Mexico facility has 140,000 capacity
- Mexico will build Mazda 2 and Mazda 3 for Central and South America
Japanese car firms are now actively spreading their manufacturing base around the world, building regional production hubs.
Car companies are making the move in order to spread their risk in the light of the mega earthquake that shook eastern Japan and nearly brought the entire Japanese automotive industry finding to a halt.
Mazda has broken ground in Salamanca, Mexico, for a new production facility that can build 140,000 vehicles per year.
The plant will provide the Central and South American markets with the Mazda 2 and Mazda 3.
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