The logo of Mazda Motor Corp. is displayed at the company’s news conference venue in Tokyo, Japan May 11, 2018. REUTERS
TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Mazda Motor (7261.T), and said on Monday that it will build a new module pack plant for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells in Iwakuni City in southwest Japan.
The new plant, to be built in Yamaguchi Prefecture, will produce modules and packs of automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells procured from Panasonic Energy, the automaker said in a statement.
Reporting by Mariko Katsumura; Editing by Jacqueline Wong
