Hofu (Mazda factory)

34°1′13.89″N 131°30′57.4″E / 34.0205250°N 131.515944°E / 34.0205250; 131.515944

The Hofu Plant is a complex of manufacturing facilities operated by Mazda in Hōfu in the Yamaguchi Prefecture of Japan. The complex comprises three plants. The oldest, located in the Nakanoseki district, opened in 1981 and produces transmissions. Hōfu Plant No. 1, Mazda's first automobile assembly plant outside Hiroshima Plant, opened in 1982 in the Nishinoura district. A second automobile assembly plant, Hōfu Plant No. 2, opened in 1992.