Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA

Mazda Toyota Manufacturing USA (MTMUS) is an automobile manufacturing plant in Madison, Alabama, United States. It is operated as a joint venture between Japanese automakers Mazda and Toyota.[2] The facility marks Mazda's return to U.S. production after the company ended operations at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant in 2012.[3]

The project was announced on January 10, 2018, with an initial investment of US$1.6 billion,[4] later increased to US$2.3 billion. Construction began on a Tennessee Valley Authority-certified megasite in Limestone County on November 16, 2018.[4][5] At full capacity, the facility is expected to employ 4,000 people and produce up to 300,000 vehicles annually.[6][7]

Production began on September 30, 2021, with the Toyota Corolla Cross compact crossover SUV assembled on the "Apollo" line.[8][9][10] Production of the Mazda CX-50 began on January 26, 2022, on the "Discovery" line.[11]

Products

  • Toyota Corolla Cross (2021–present) — Apollo line
  • Mazda CX-50 (2022–present) — Discovery line

See also

References

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  2. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing set to launch hiring of production team State of Alabama, retrieved April 28, 2020^
  3. Vince Bond Jr. Mazda ends production at sole U.S. plant Automotive News, August 23, 2012, retrieved 2025-08-28^
  4. Huntsville lands $1.6 billion Toyota-Mazda manufacturing plant City of Huntsville, January 10, 2018, retrieved July 27, 2022^
  5. Toyota and Mazda break ground on $1.6 billion plant in American South The Japan Times, November 17, 2018, retrieved April 28, 2020^
  6. Mazda, Toyota establish joint venture company for Huntsville plant State of Alabama, retrieved April 28, 2020^
  7. Mazda-Toyota Assembly Plant Begins Hiring Assembly, January 13, 2020, retrieved April 28, 2020^
  8. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing Begins Production on 2022 Corolla Cross Toyota Motor North America, September 30, 2021^
  9. Joey Capparella. New Toyota and Mazda SUVs to Be Built in Alabama Will Share Components Car and Driver, July 11, 2019, retrieved April 28, 2020^
  10. New Corolla Cross SUV to be made at Huntsville's Mazda Toyota plant News 19 (WHNT), June 2, 2021, retrieved June 3, 2021^
  11. Michael Gauthier. 2023 Mazda CX-50 Enters Production Marking Brand's Return To American Manufacturing Carscoops, January 26, 2022, retrieved January 26, 2022^