Hofu (Mazda factory)

Automobile manufacturing complex in Hōfu, Japan

34°1′13.89″N 131°30′57.4″E﻿ / ﻿34.0205250°N 131.515944°E﻿ / 34.0205250; 131.515944

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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* List of Mazda facilities

## References

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

* "Major production facilities in Japan". Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
* Mazda Factory locations Japan

## External links

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* Mazda: Activities in Japan

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Mazda

Current|

| Cars|

* Mazda2
* Hybrid
* Mazda3
* Mazda6
* EZ-6/6e

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SUVs/crossovers|

* CX-3
* CX-30
* CX-5
* CX-50
* CX-60
* CX-70
* CX-8
* CX-80
* CX-90
* MX-30

Pickup trucks|

* Bongo Truck
* BT-50

Commercial vans|

* Bongo Brawny
* Bongo Van
* Familia Van

Commercial trucks|

* Titan

Sports cars|

* MX-5/MX-5 Miata/Roadster

Kei vehicles|

* Carol
* Flair
* Flair Crossover
* Flair Wagon
* Scrum Truck
* Scrum Van
* Scrum Wagon

Discontinued
models|

* 929
* AZ-1
* AZ-Offroad
* AZ-Wagon
* Biante
* B Series
* Capella/626
* Cosmo
* CX-4
* CX-7
* CX-9
* Demio/121
* Familia/323/Protegé
* Mazda-Go
* K360
* Lantis/323F
* Laputa
* Luce
* Millenia
* MPV/Mazda8
* MS-8
* MX-3
* MX-6
* Navajo
* Parkway
* Pathfinder XV-1
* Persona
* Premacy/Mazda5
* R360
* Revue
* RX-7
* RX-8
* RX-8 Hydrogen RE
* Savanna
* Sentia
* Spiano
* Tribute
* Verisa
* VX-1
* Xedos 6

Concepts|

* Chantez EV
* Furai
* Hakaze
* Hazumi
* HR-X
* Ibuki
* Iconic SP
* Kabura
* Kai
* Kazamai
* Kiyora
* Koeru
* Minagi
* MX-5 Speedster
* MX-5 Super 20
* Nagare
* Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid
* RX-01
* RX-500
* RX-Vision
* Ryuga
* Shinari
* Suitcase Car
* Takeri
* Taiki
* Vision Coupe

Former marques|

* Amati
* Autozam
* ɛ̃fini
* Eunos

Engines|

| I4|

* OHV engine
* xC engine
* E engine
* F engine
* G engine
* B engine
* MZR engine
* Z engine
* L engine
* YF engine
* SkyActiv

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V6|

* J engine
* K engine
* AJ/MZI

Other|

* V-twin engine
* Diesel engine
* Wankel family

International
operations|

* Mazda North American Operations
* Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA (50%)
* Changan Mazda (50%)
* AutoAlliance Thailand (50%)

See also|

* Mazda road vehicle timeline (1960–1989) (1990s–present)
* Vehicles
* Factories
* Ford Motor Company
* M2
* Mazdaspeed
* Zoom-Zoom

* Cars
* Category

Authority control databases |

* VIAF
* WorldCat

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