Hofu (Mazda factory) explained

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Hofu Plant is an automobile manufacturing complex in Hōfu, Yamaguchi, Japan operated by Mazda Motor Corporation. The complex consists of two main elements, an automobile assembly complex in Nishinoura District, and a transmission plant in nearby Nakanoseki District. It was the second plant opened to support operations at the original Hiroshima Plant.

Nishinoura

Nishinoura has two main factories, known as "H1" and "H2". Together they include approximately 947,224 square yards, (792,000 square meters), of space.

H1

H1 was opened in September 1982.

Current products:

• Mazda2
• Mazda3
• 2016-, Mazda CX-3^[1]

Previous products:

• Mazda Familia/323/Protegé
• Mazda MX-3

H2

H2 was opened in February 1992.

Current products:

• 2024-, Mazda CX-80
• 2024-, Mazda CX-70 (export)
• 2023-, Mazda CX-90 (export)
• 2022-, Mazda CX-60
• 2017-, Mazda CX-5^[2]

Past products:

• Mazda Atenza/Mazda6
• Mazda Capella/626
• Mazda Xedos 6
• 2001 - 2006 Mazda Tribute
• 2001 - 2006 Ford Escape

Nakanoseki

Nakanoseki opened in December 1981 and includes 537,000 square meters of space. It produces automatic and manual transmissions. The company announced that transmission production had reached 25 million units as of September 2006. This milestone took 24 years and nine months to attain.

See also

• List of Mazda facilities

References

• Web site: Major production facilities in Japan. 2011-01-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101229061815/http://www.mazda.com/profile/group/domestic_base.html. 2010-12-29.
• Mazda Factory locations Japan

External links

• Mazda: Activities in Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mazda Begins CX-3 Production at Hofu Plant . . 2016-12-16 . 2018-05-24.
2. Web site: Mazda Starts Production of the CX-5 at Hofu Plant . . 2017-10-17 . 2019-01-24.