Mazda built by Ford motor company?

[Entsoft]

Well, sorry to disapoint you all but the Mazda3 is NOT built in Japan.

The Mazda3 is built in the Philippenes at the same plant that the new Ford
Focus is being built.

The clue here is the positioning of the exhaust pipe, it is on the left hand
side of the car. All cars built in Japan must have the exhaut pipe on the
right of the car.

The exhaust pipe has to be on the side of the car that is nearest to the
center of the road, for the country in which the car is built, in Japan that
is on the right, not the left.

 

[PJH]

Well, sorry to disapoint you all but the Mazda3 is NOT built in Japan.

The Mazda3 is built in the Philippenes at the same plant that the new Ford
Focus is being built.

The clue here is the positioning of the exhaust pipe, it is on the left hand
side of the car. All cars built in Japan must have the exhaut pipe on the
right of the car.

The exhaust pipe has to be on the side of the car that is nearest to the
center of the road, for the country in which the car is built, in Japan that
is on the right, not the left.

Can you not tell by the VIN number where a car is made??

 

[goldwing2000]

Well, sorry to disapoint you all but the Mazda3 is NOT built in Japan.

The Mazda3 is built in the Philippenes at the same plant that the new Ford
Focus is being built.

The clue here is the positioning of the exhaust pipe, it is on the left hand
side of the car. All cars built in Japan must have the exhaut pipe on the
right of the car.

The exhaust pipe has to be on the side of the car that is nearest to the
center of the road, for the country in which the car is built, in Japan that
is on the right, not the left.

Riiiight... so the window sticker is just lying when is says "Final assembly: Hiroshima, Japan", then? Must all be a huge conspiracy, right? (screwy)

Your exhaust pipe theory may be true for cars sold in Japan but vehicles built for Export Only have different rules.

 

[m_long84]

Well, sorry to disapoint you all but the Mazda3 is NOT built in Japan.

The Mazda3 is built in the Philippenes at the same plant that the new Ford
Focus is being built.

The clue here is the positioning of the exhaust pipe, it is on the left hand
side of the car. All cars built in Japan must have the exhaut pipe on the
right of the car.

The exhaust pipe has to be on the side of the car that is nearest to the
center of the road, for the country in which the car is built, in Japan that
is on the right, not the left.

Sorry man, you are wrong on this one. I know for a fact that mine was built in Japan. All you have to do is look at your VIN number and if that doesn't do it for you I think that it states that on the badge that is in the drivers side door that is attached to the bodywork. Nice theory, but if the car was for export wouldn't that rule apply and then the exhaust would be on the left side of the car thus still folowing the guideline??? Anyways, why would Mazda manufacturer their cars in the phillipines??? I think that you lose on this one.

 

[goldwing2000]

Ok, we've established that he's full of :bs: .

Please let this thread fade back into obscurity. It's on the verge of being closed for good.

 

[chdesign]

Yeah I will attest on this one as well....my SP23 final assembly point was Hiroshima same plant my Protege ES came from and the car is 95% japanese content 5% other and the other is in the glass it comes from germany. And yes ford owns about 33% of mazda, but mazda has been making alot of designs for the FMC. The platform of the 3 was designed by Mazda and is now used in the focus and the smallest volvo I can't remember the name but they all share the same platform and MAZDA deisgned it. So whoever tells you Mazdas are crap because they are made by ford smack them in the head cause ford doesn't make Mazda they just control part of it and basically use mazdas technology in their cars....that is the main reason for any car company buying another...they could care less about if they actually make them, they just want to share in the profits and steal their technology.

 

[noclue119]

O.K. Have you been to Hiroshima Japan? I have and i've visited the Mazda plant. Here is their direct quote from a spokeswoman at Mazda. "All Mazdas are built in Japan in 1 of 3 plants. 80% of all mazda are assembled in the main plant Hiroshima Japan and the rest of the 20% are done in the other two plants."

In the history of Mazda, only 2 cars have every been assembled/messed with outside Japan. Those are the MP3 and Mazdaspeed. They were proteges when they come over to the US and stripped down and reassembled as Mazdaspeed and Mp3's in Jacksonville, Fl.

The clue here is the positioning of the exhaust pipe, it is on the left hand side of the car. All cars built in Japan must have the exhaut pipe on the right of the car.

I'm pretty sure u are wrong on this one. Because look at the supra, and skylines. They both have the exhaust on the left side even the JDM verison.


Anyways.

 

[chdesign]

The clue here is the positioning of the exhaust pipe, it is on the left hand
side of the car. All cars built in Japan must have the exhaut pipe on the
right of the car.

The exhaust pipe has to be on the side of the car that is nearest to the
center of the road, for the country in which the car is built, in Japan that
is on the right, not the left.

See thats funny because the exhaust pipes in the US are on the left side the right side, the center all over the place....so that kind amakes your statement null. And if a car is being made for export they have to be made in spec to the country they are going to not of the mother country. Japan also has the steering wheel on the right hand side of the car so does that mean since ours are on the left the car definitly can't be made in Japan....yeah ok.

 

[goldwing2000]

The platform of the 3 was designed by Mazda and is now used in the focus and the smallest volvo I can't remember the name but they all share the same platform and MAZDA deisgned it.

That would be the S40.

 

[charles]

O.K. Have you been to Hiroshima Japan? I have and i've visited the Mazda plant. Here is their direct quote from a spokeswoman at Mazda. "All Mazdas are built in Japan in 1 of 3 plants. 80% of all mazda are assembled in the main plant Hiroshima Japan and the rest of the 20% are done in the other two plants."

In the history of Mazda, only 2 cars have every been assembled/messed with outside Japan. Those are the MP3 and Mazdaspeed. They were proteges when they come over to the US and stripped down and reassembled as Mazdaspeed and Mp3's in Jacksonville, Fl.




I'm pretty sure u are wrong on this one. Because look at the supra, and skylines. They both have the exhaust on the left side even the JDM verison.


Anyways.

Umm, and the Mazda 6 which is made in the U.S.? The Mazdaspeed came to other ports, too. What the **** is up with this s***?

 

[vindication]

I beleive the Mazda 6 was built in North America but only the V6, the I4 is built in Japan

 

[noclue119]

I was in japan 2 year ago so up to 2003 everything in made in japan. That was a quote she said.

The 6's v6's engine is dropped in here but everythign else is done in japan.

As for the Mazdaspeed they all came from Jacksonville. I know someone who worked on assembling them. the port sticker all says JAX on the cars

 

[Entsoft]

Ah thats got you all going (cheers2)

Well have a look at this...

http://www.pattayamail.com/595/auto.shtml

Here's the quote from the above page:
"Mazda will continue to bring in the Mazda3 (reviewed a couple of weeks back - a great car), which is manufactured in the Philippines, and the Ford Focus, which is also made in the same plant, will be imported. The Focus uses the same platform as the Mazda3."

(screwy)

 

[goldwing2000]

Right. And I'm going to take some third-rate blog as gospel?

Who the hell is "pattaya mail" and how exactly would they know where Mazda cars are made better than Mazda?

 

[charles]

That's great, because that is a Phillipines newspaper. I am speaking of the Mazda3s coming to the U.S. They are made in Japan. Also, the 626 was made in the U.S. for about a decade. I hate you all

 

[Alpinejwl]

doesn't our car say where it was made? Mine said something about 97% manufacturered from Japan, then the rest is somewhere else.

 

[goldwing2000]

doesn't our car say where it was made? Mine said something about 97% manufacturered from Japan, then the rest is somewhere else.

Exactly. 0% U.S./Canadian parts content, origin of majority of parts: Japan, final assempbly point: Japan.

All of the Ford parts on this car (and there's a LOT of them) come from Hungary, India and the UK.

 

[nautical2086]

Ford owns about 33 perfect of mazda, the only Mazda Vehicles made by ford are the Mazda tribute, which is the ford escape, and the MAzda truck, which is the ford ranger. Everything else is made by mazda. Mazda 6's are made here and in canada

 

[goldwing2000]

... the only Mazda Vehicles made by ford are the Mazda tribute, ..., and the MAzda truck...
Everything else is made by ford.

(scratch)

Say what?

 

[chdesign]

Wow some of you are really thick headed......MAZDA's ARE NOT MADE BY FORD!!!! How many times do we have to say that....yes with the exception of the tribute and truck those are rebadged ford models...the rest are not made by ford......the are produced by the Mazda motor Company in which Ford has a 33& interest in the company but they do not produce the vehicles....Mazda is still in control of the other 67% of MAZDA. So if you are going by percentage of ownership of the company Mazda far outranks Ford in the decision making of the company and they are still in control of their own company Ford just has some insite to it all....if Mazdas were made by ford the 6 would be a rebadge ford 500 the 3 would be a focus with mazda badges....and the RX-8 would be a rebadged Mustang....please think about what you are saying.....regardless of what your source in the UK says Mazdas are made in JAPAN.....maybe just maybe in some wierd twilight zone place are they made in the philipenes but just look at the posts people.....