Assembling The New MX-5
The new MX-5 is currently being built at Mazda's main plant in the Ujina district of Hiroshima. Ujina is pretty much the home of the MX-5 as every model has been assembled there since 1989.
Production of the new generation began in March this year so I thought it'd be interesting to take a quick look behind the scenes and see how the car is being put together.
Here workers are piecing together the new SkyActiv engines
Driveshaft and rear hub assembly
Differential being fitted inside the casing
Workers checking the front subframe assembly
Freshly built chassis is raised into the painted bodyshell
The famous powerplant frame (PPF) is added, joining front to rear
Interior trim fitment
Completed cars are subject to final inspection
Further quality control inspections
Ready for a lucky new owner :)