What Country Makes MAZDA Cars? Where Each Model Is Assembled

The badge on the grille does not always match the stamp on the door jamb, which is why the question of what country makes Mazda vehicles comes up so often at North Penn Mazda. The answer starts in Hiroshima, Japan, then spreads across three regions of the globe. Where your specific vehicle was assembled depends on which model you pick.

A Hiroshima Company Since 1920

Mazda began on January 30, 1920, as Toyo Cork Kogyo Co., Ltd., a cork manufacturer in Hiroshima, Japan. Its first vehicle, a three-wheeled truck called the Mazda-Go, arrived in 1931, and the company formally took the Mazda Motor Corporation name in 1984. Headquarters remain in Hiroshima Prefecture, where engineering and design work on every new Mazda model still begins.

Which Plants Build Which Models

The Hofu plant in Japan builds the Mazda CX-5, the Mazda3, and the larger Mazda CX-70 and Mazda CX-90. The Hiroshima plant assembles the Mazda MX-5 Miata. A plant in Salamanca, Mexico, builds the Mazda3 and the Mazda CX-30 for North America, and additional plants in Thailand and China serve regional markets.

One MAZDA Is Built in Alabama

Since 2022, the Mazda CX-50 has been assembled at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing in Huntsville, Alabama, a joint venture plant shared with Toyota. That makes the Mazda CX-50 the one model in the lineup built on American soil. Checking the window sticker or the first character of the VIN tells you the country of final assembly on any vehicle you are considering.

See the MAZDA Lineup at North Penn MAZDA

You can compare a Japan-built Mazda CX-5 against an Alabama-built Mazda CX-50 without leaving the showroom floor. Our Mazda dealership in Colmar, PA, carries both along with the rest of the lineup. Our finance team can outline Mazda financing terms once you settle on the one you want.