{"id":64766,"date":"2025-09-04T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/?p=64766"},"modified":"2025-09-04T11:30:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T09:30:44","slug":"mazda-signs-agreement-to-build-plant-for-cylindrical-lithium-ion-battery-module-packs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/mazda-signs-agreement-to-build-plant-for-cylindrical-lithium-ion-battery-module-packs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mazda signs agreement to build plant for cylindrical lithium-ion battery module packs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mazda Motor Corporation today signed an agreement with Iwakuni City and the Yamaguchi Prefecture to build the &#8220;Mazda Motor Corporation Iwakuni Plant,&#8221; a new facility for producing module packs using cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells supplied by Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. Construction of the plant will begin in November, with operations scheduled to start in 2027. The Iwakuni Plant will be Mazda&#8217;s first new domestic facility since the Hofu No.2 Plant began operations in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mazda is promoting electrification through its multi-solution approach, designed to flexibly address diverse customer needs. 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