Hofu Plant is an

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manufacturing complex in

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, Yamaguchi,

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operated by

Mazda Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. The company was founded on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., a cork-making factory, by Jujiro Matsuda. The company then acquired Ab ...

. The complex consists of two main elements, an automobile assembly complex in Nishinoura District, and a

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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: *

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Mazda3 The (known as the in China and Japan (first three generations), a combination of "accelerate" and "excellent") is a compact car manufactured by Mazda, available as a 5-door hatchback and 4-door sedan across all generations. It was first in ...

* 2016- , Mazda CX-3 Previous products: * Mazda Familia/323/Protegé *

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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- ,

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Past products: * Mazda Atenza/Mazda6 * Mazda Capella/626 * Mazda Xedos 6 * 2001–2006

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* 2001–2006

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Nakanoseki

Nakanoseki opened in December 1981 and includes 537,000 square meters of space. It produces

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and

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s. 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.

References

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Mazda Factory locations Japan

External links

Mazda: Activities in Japan
{{Authority control Mazda factories Motor vehicle assembly plants in Japan Buildings and structures in Yamaguchi Prefecture Hōfu, Yamaguchi

Nishinoura

H1

H2

Nakanoseki

See also

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