Production begins at new Alabama auto plant; hiring ongoing
ABC News
Production is beginning at a new auto plant in Alabama and the joint venture between Mazda and Toyota is still hiring workers
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Production has begun at a new auto plant in north Alabama and the companies running the facility continue to hire workers at a brisk pace.
Work on the first 2022 Corolla Cross vehicles began with the press of a button at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, a joint venture between Mazda Motor Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp.
In 2018, the Japanese automakers selected Huntsville, Alabama, for the mammoth facility that will eventually have the capability to produce up to 300,000 vehicles per year, split evenly between Mazda and Toyota.
The joint venture on Thursday said it was in the middle of hiring another 1,700 workers and anticipates reaching up to 4,000 employees once production is in full operation next year.
