Signing of Agreement with Yamaguchi Prefecture and Iwakuni City to Construct Module Pack Plant of Automotive Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Batteries
Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, September 4, 2025 – (JCN Newswire) –Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) today signed a contract with Yamaguchi Prefecture and Iwakuni City relating to the building of the “Mazda Motor Corporation Iwakuni Plant,” a brand-new module pack plant for vehicle round lithium-ion battery cells in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, as revealed in January this year. Based upon this contract, building will start in November this year, with the goal of beginning plant operations in 2027. The Iwakuni Plant will be Mazda’s very first brand-new domestic plant considering that the start of operations at the Hofu No. 2 Plant in 1992.
Mazda is promoting electrification through its multi-solution method to flexibly react to diversifying client requirements and altering ecological policies worldwide. The Iwakuni Plant will play a crucial function as a structure supporting the worldwide growth of energized items. This plant will put together modules of vehicle round lithium-ion battery cells sourced from Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., and package them into battery packs. The plant intends to produce a safe, safe and secure, and comfy work environment, and to add to regional work and financial advancement.
Mazda is dedicated to providing the “joy of driving” and smiles to clients around the globe by including the innovation and high quality produced at the Iwakuni Plant into its electrical cars.
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