Mazda Gearing for CKD Vehicle Production in Malaysia
The cars will be equipped with Mazda’s SkyActiv technology offering both power and better fuel economy and low emissions, qualifying them as energy-efficient vehicles.
Japanese auto maker Mazda is spending 100 million ringgit ($32.2 million) to set up an assembly plant in Malaysia producing energy-efficient vehicles.
Malaysia Automotive Institute CEO Madani Sahari tells reporters the assembly line, to operate in Inokom’s manufacturing plant in Kulim, 210 miles (338 km) north of Kuala Lumpur, will produce its first complete-knocked-down model next month.
“The plant will be producing cars for Malaysia and the region,” the government news agency Bernama quotes Madani as telling reporters on the sidelines of an auto show.
He says the cars produced in Kulim will be equipped with Mazda’s SkyActiv technology offering both power and better fuel economy and low emissions, allowing them to be categorized as energy-efficient vehicles.
Mazda will introduce one model this year and two more in 2014.
Madani says the institute is in talks with five other auto makers about bringing their operations to Malaysia.
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