Mazda to redirect Alabama plant's Canada-bound autos to US market

Automaker will maintain production levels while halting shipments to Canada

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Mazda will temporarily halt production of the CX-50 SUV for the Canadian market and redirect those cars to the U.S., as the automaker seeks to mitigate the impact of the Trump administration's tariffs. © Reuters

AZUSA KAWAKAMI

NEW YORK -- Mazda Motor will redirect capacity reserved for Canada-bound vehicles at its plant in Alabama to the U.S. market, effectively boosting production for the domestic market by 10%, Nikkei learned by Tuesday.

The Japanese automaker will halt production of its CX-50 SUV for the Canadian market at the plant from May 12 as it assesses the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's automobile tariffs and Canada's retaliatory levies.

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