Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Secures 130-Rai Land in Hemaraj’s Industrial Estate

Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., an affiliate of Mazda Motor Corporation, has purchased a 130-rai plot of land in Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (ESIE) developed by Hemaraj Land And Develoment Plc. to construct a transmission plant with an annual production capacity of approximately 400,000 units. Operations will commence in the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2016.

The new plant will strengthen Mazda’s global production by responding to increasing demand for models featuring its SKYACTIV-Drive drive automatic transmissions. The company aims to reach 1.7 million units in annual global sales by March 2016.

Shown in photo: Mr. David Nardone (4th left), President & CEO of Hemaraj Land And Development Plc., and Mr. Vivat Jiratikarnsakul (3rd left), Executive Vice President, exchange contracts with Mr. Kiyotaka Shobuda (4th right) Mazda Motor Corporation’s Executive Officer, Head Production and GM Technology while management of both companies look on.