Mazda shuts 1 of 3 Hiroshima car plants

Mazda shuts 1 of 3 Hiroshima car plants

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The last batch of cars is assembled at Mazda Motor Corp.'s Ujina No. 2 plant Sept. 14. The company shut the plant in Hiroshima Prefecture, with some 500 employees and managers attending a farewell ceremony at the end of business for the day. The closed factory had been making the popular Familia sedan at a rate of 136,000 units per year.

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