Automotive
Heavy vehicle’s sales fell 41.9% during March: ANPACT
MEXICO CITY — The National Association of Producers of Buses, Trucks and Tractor-trucks (ANPACT), reported that during the past month…
Nemak suspends operations due to COVID-19 contingency
MEXICO — The auto parts company Nemak announced that it has implemented measures aimed at optimizing costs, expenses and cash…
Nissan stops operations at its Morelos plant due to COVID-19
JIUTEPEC — The Ministry of Economic Development and Labor of Morelos confirmed that the Nissan assembler in the municipality of…
Monthly automotive production in Mexico registers the largest drop in 11 years
MEXICO— In March, 261,805 vehicles were assembled in Mexico, 24.6% lower than the same period last year, the National Institute…
ANPACT asks for the heavy vehicle sector to be allowed to continue operating
MEXICO — The National Association of Producers of Buses, Trucks and Tractor-trucks (ANPACT) asked the federal government to specify in…
Volkswagen pushes back the start of operations at its Puebla plant
PUEBLA — The German company Volkswagen extended the halt of operations at its Puebla plant until April 30th, in compliance…
Kia to halt operations at its plant in Nuevo Leon
PESQUERIA — Kia Motors México announced it will halt operations at its assembly plant located in Pesquería Nuevo León as…
Auto makers in Mexico ask to be included as an essential sector in the midst of COVID-19
MEXICO — Vehicle manufacturers in Mexico ask to be included in the list of essential sectors that will be able…
COVID-19, a reason for Mexico to reduce its dependence on China
MEXICO — For Oscar Albin, president of the National Auto Parts Industry (INA), the shortage of components in automotive plants,…
Volkswagen plant in Puebla halts operations
PUEBLA — A total of 14,000 workers at the Volkswagen plant located in Puebla began their quarantine with an estimated…
AMIA proposes to postpone the entry into force of the T-MEC in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic
MEXICO — Entrepreneurs in the automotive industry demanded fiscal, economic, and regulatory support from the federal and state governments to…
Toyota to restart operations until April 20th
MEXICO— Due to COVID-19 and the declining vehicle demand, Toyota will extend the blackout dates for all of its North…
Ford to be the first automaker to restart operations after coronavirus
HERMOSILLO — The automotive company Ford will restart operations in Hermosillo, Sonora on April 6th, after the restrictions implemented by…
Mercedes-Benz Buses suspends operations in Mexico
MEXICO — Due to the arrival of COVID-19 in Mexico and as part of the effort to reduce the spread…
Vehicle sales are expected to drop 25% this year: AMDA
MÉXICO— Given the deceleration in the demand for vehicles after the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mexican Association of…
