Automotive
Cooper Tire restarts operations at its Jalisco plant
EL SALTO — Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced that it plans to restart operations at its tire manufacturing plant…
Brose donated 650 masks to the General Hospital of Queretaro
QUERETARO — Brose, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, has decided to join forces with the Additiva por México…
Mazda will be offering free maintenance service during April
MEXICO — With the help of Mazda’s dealer network, which consists of 60 points across the country, and considering the…
Mexican automotive industry asks to be considered as an essential sector
MEXICO — The Mexican automotive industry asked the General Health Council of the federal government to be considered an essential…
Toyota extends suspension of activities until May 4th at its plants in the U.S. and Mexico
MEXICO — Toyota announced that it is extending the period of suspension of operations for the production of vehicles and…
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…
