JAPAN: Mazda may axe US production
Author: just-auto.com editorial team | 4 March 2011
Mazda is considering suspending production of its cars at its US joint venture with Ford - the AutoAlliance International plant in Flat Rock, Michigan - as the operation has remained unprofitable for some time, company sources said.
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