- Preparations for start of operations scheduled for next fiscal year proceeding on schedule -

HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation launched a training program for employees of Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. de C.V. (MMMdM) plant, on June 4, 2012. MMMdM is Mazda's manufacturing joint venture. The new plant is currently under construction in Mexico.

An opening ceremony for the training program was held at Mazda's headquarters in Hiroshima on June 7. The first group of trainees, consisting of 12 employees who will be managers in production departments at the Mexican facility, participated in the ceremony. The course begins with a tour of the Mazda Museum and classes on health and safety. While in Japan the participants will study Mazda's manufacturing methods, quality control standards, and leadership skills through hands-on, practical training. On the weekends, trainees will participate in various events in order to get to know other Mazda employees and people from the local community.

Mazda will host approximately 180 employees from Mexico, divided into several groups, throughout the fiscal year ending (FYE) March 2014. The trainees will fulfill engineering, supervisory and managerial positions at MMMdM. Some will participate in six-week long Japanese language and culture programs organized by Japan's Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association prior to starting training at Mazda's headquarters.

At the opening ceremony, Mazda's Managing Executive Officer, Keishi Egawa, said, "The new plant is being constructed for the purpose of enhancing Mazda's business in Mexico and Central and South America and will be a key production facility for the company's future global business. I sincerely hope that each one of you, having undertaken extended training at Mazda's headquarters, will fulfill your leadership role in Mexico with pride and confidence."

Mazda started sales in Mexico in October 2005 and since then has achieved increasingly positive results. In the fiscal year ended March 2012, Mazda sold over 30,000 units, posting record-high sales volume and market share results.

Since the groundbreaking ceremony held in October 2011, construction of the new plant has gone into full swing. By the end of 2012, plant buildings, including roofs and exterior walls will be completed, and preparations for the start of operations in FYE March 2014 is progressing smoothly.

 

MMMdM

 

can I work there ?

im serious

 

They need to learn to read and speak Japanese too.

 

The question is...
Will they be quality cars?

 

No reason why they shouldn't be good quality cars.

Heck, if they import the steel used from NA, that alone might improve quality for all those people in the snow belt that say they can watch their Mazda's rust out before their very eyes.

The dies that stamp the body panels are the same as used in Japan's plants.
The components of the car will still be the same (most likely).
The real difference will come with the people who are assembling the cars, and then those who load and transport them to the dealers.

If those people don't care about the cars, and just slap them together, then you will have build quality issues. If the transporters bump and scrape the cars during transport, then there's going to be need to repair dents and paint fenders before they get to the dealers, leading to mismatched color.

BC.

 

Mazda might 'rust' out quicker because they use thinner grade steel, nothing to do with the quality of it.
Where do you think Mazda saves the 100-200 Kilo's (200-400 lbs) per car compared to other similar size vehicles.
By design all cars have about the same number of panel construction and methods, Mazda uses plastics a lot (so does everyone else), you can't have it both ways.

And yes, Mazda uses HS Steel in many torsional steel panels, but it can still rust.

 

I read that as well and was wondering, why don't the instructors learn Spanish? I would enjoy hearing Mexicans speaking Japanese though .

Paul.

 

Cars are put together all over the world nowaday. I think quality and reliability is a result of a lot of decisions. It is not simply the person on the factory line.

Land Rover and Jaguar have absolutely atrocious reliability and I believe most or all are made in the UK - a first world country and top 10 largest world economy.

It is good to see Mazda factories outside of Japan to hedge their costs and even them out.

 

That's easy to answer...
Because they are the bosses and the ones who give you a job!

 

Indeed. I was just questioning the efficiency of it though . It is probably the correct approach. I love to analyze and criticize.

Paul.