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Fathia Hardy: Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, Learning and Development Specialist

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Fathia Hardy, PMP, is a workforce development professional with over a decade of experience in leadership training, instructional design, program development, and project management. A certified Project Management Professional (PMP)®, she serves as a Specialist, Instructional Designer with Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM), where she designs and delivers training that strengthens leadership capability, communication, and organizational […]

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Rocket City Rewind: Before Toyota — The Car That Almost Put Huntsville on the Map

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Long before Toyota and Mazda established manufacturing plants in Huntsville, the state’s first automaker was producing cars at Redstone Arsenal. The Keller Motors Corporation (1947-1950), named after its president and former Studebaker executive George Keller, had designs on capturing an expanding market for station wagons as people began moving to the suburbs post-World War II […]

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Toyota reports strong EV sales despite overall decline in September U.S. sales

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Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reported a 20.3% drop in U.S. sales for September 2024, with 162,595 vehicles sold. Despite the overall decline, electrified vehicle sales—comprising hybrids, plug-in hybrids, EVs, and fuel cells—rose significantly by 22.4%, accounting for nearly 48.4% of total sales volume. This reflects a growing consumer shift towards eco-friendly vehicles. In the […]

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Huntsville Ranks #1 in AL for new grads looking for a tech job, #6 of top cities nationwide

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As “Gen Z” (those born from 1997 – 2012) is set to overtake the Baby Boomers as the second largest generation in today’s workforce, the demand for careers in tech will continue to rise.  Once they’ve graduated, where should they go?  That’s the question BizInsure wanted to answer when they created the “Gen Z IRL […]

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Mazda Toyota Manufacturing announce changes to leadership for Huntsville Plant

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Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) is set to undergo a leadership transition as Masashi Aihara, the founding Plant President, steps down from his role. Aihara, who has been instrumental in MTM’s journey since joining in 2018, will facilitate the introduction of Mitsunobu Mukaida as the new president. During his tenure, Aihara played a pivotal role in […]

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Toyota Alabama announces newest production line with a $222M expansion

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama’s economic footprint continues to skyrocket, with the sixth production expansion in North Alabama. Toyota Alabama announced the start of production on its i-FORCE 2.4-liter turbo engine line for the all-new Tacoma. Powered by a previous investment of $222  million, the new production line aims at fulfilling customer demand and company goals. […]

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Mazda Toyota Manufacturing celebrates fifth anniversary with community donation

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MADISON, AL – Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) continued their legacy of community development yesterday with the celebration of five years in Madison County, as well as more than $100,000 in donations to community organizations. MTM announced grants totaling $110,000 to 20 local nonprofits through their MTM Grant Fund. This announcement aligned with the Community Foundation […]

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Mazda Toyota Manufacturing announces important leadership change for North Alabama

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MADISON, AL — Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) will say good-bye next month to a founding member of its Leadership Steering Committee, Senior Vice President Janette Hostettler. Hostettler served as Vice President of Manufacturing since MTM’s start in 2018, before being promoted to SVP in 2022.  Hostettler started her career with Toyota in 2000 at Toyota […]

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Toyota USA Foundations announces $6.7 million in grants with Jemison and Lee High Schools as primary focus

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Toyota USA Foundation announced late last week at a press conference at Mae Jemison High School that the organization is donating grants of up to $6.7 million over the next five years to prepare Huntsville City Schools’ students for future careers in STEM fields such as science, technology, engineering and math. The collaboration is part […]

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North Huntsville’s Freedom Industrial Park is officially on the way

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Ground has been officially broken and the first building is on the way for Freedom’s Real Estate and Capital’s Freedom Industrial Park located across from Toyota Manufacturing on Pulaski Pike. According to Freedom Real Estate CEO Bill Roark, the new Industrial Park will be a massive undertaking for the company. The first of five scheduled […]

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