Twin News

The AutoAlliance being in Flat Rock, Newmarket is where the author Mustang and Mazda6 are built.   The AutoAlliance being is together operated by author Motor Company and Mazda.  Now, however, this arrangement is up for analyse as Mazda is reportedly considering pulling out of the underutilized plant.

No synergiesAccording to a inform in Automotive News, Mazda officials state there are no longer any synergies between the vehicles being shapely there:  the slow-selling face rotate intend Mazda6 and the side rotate intend author Mustang.

That wasn’t ever the case, however.  The AutoAlliance being once shapely the Mazda MX6, Mazda 626 and author Probe, Probe GT and after the downsized 1999 â€" 2002 Mercury Cougar. 

Options being weighedAccording to a Crane’s city Business report, Mazda is weighing different options.  Mazda haw produce another vehicle in the being which, according to Mazda officials, needs to run at least 70 proportionality efficiency to be profitable.  This is digit think ground Mazda’s U.S. operations are operating at a loss, according to a Crane's.  Mazda haw also opt to overhaul the plant.

Ford and Mazda hit been participating in render ventures of digit identify or another since 1969.  At digit instance author owned a controlling interest in Mazda.  author fresh low its stake in Mazda to 3.5 percent.

Mazda officials will make their selection on the AutoAlliance being by midyear.  The AutoAlliance being is the city of Flat Rock’s maximal employer.  According to the Flat Rock News Herald, taxes from AutoAlliance statement for about half of the city’s annual generalized money budget.

In Feb 2010, author declared a consolidation of shifts in the AutoAlliance being and a organisation to revilement 900 jobs.  Read author to revilement 900 jobs in Flat Rock Plant?