FOXNews.com: Mazda to produce Toyota-brand vehicles in Mexico

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Mazda to produce Toyota-brand vehicles in Mexico Nov 9th 2012, 13:23 Published November 09, 2012 Associated Press Mazda Motor Corp. will make Toyota-brand subcompacts at its new plant in Mexico, allowing Japan's top automaker to strengthen its North American model lineup. Under the agreement announced Friday, Mazda will annually produce 50,000 subcompacts, based on the Mazda2 but under the Toyota brand by mid-2015. Toyota Motor Corp. will invest in equipment and other costs for the production increase, both sides said. The plant employing 3,000 people was set to have annual production capacity of 140,000 vehicles. Mazda has been struggling since its ties with U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. weakened. Speculation has been rife the Hiroshima-based maker will need a new partner to ride out intense competition in the industry. Toyota has seen its profitability recover recently. Last year, the disaster in northeastern Japan slammed production.

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