AutoAlliance Opens New Passenger Car Plant in Hemaraj’s Industrial Estate

AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (AAT), a joint venture between Mazda Motor Corporation and Ford Motor Company recently celebrated the official opening of its new passenger car plant in Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate of Hemaraj Land And Development Plc.

The new passenger car facility will increase the total annual capacity at AAT to 275,000 units with the production of the Mazda 2 and Ford Fiesta compact cars for sale in Thailand, and export throughout the ASEAN region, as well as Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. At present AAT exports Ford and Mazda pickup trucks to more than 130 markets around the world.

In the picture (from left): Mr. David Alden President of Ford Asean, Mr. Kiyotaka Shobuda (center) President of AutoAlliance (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Mr. Masaharu Yamaki (right) Executive Vice President of Mazda Motor Corporation at the ceremony