Italian companies analyze investing in Mexico

About 20 companies dedicated to the manufacture of auto parts, industrial paints and aerospace from Lombardy are analyzing investing in Mexico City, Querétaro and Guanajuato, despite the noise caused by Donald Trump's tariffs, revealed Lorenzo Vianello, president of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico (CCIM).

“Between 15 and 20 Italian companies are coming to verify the possibility of investing in Mexico and to see what strength and interest there may be,” he commented to Forbes Mexico.

According to the Ministry of Economy (SE), Italian companies have invested more than US$7.73 billion in the last 18 years in the Mexican economy.

Italian firms made new investments for US$3.3 billion in Mexico, as well as reinvested more than US$1.9 billion and intercompany accounts for more than US$2.4 billion.

In the first week of May 2025, a mission of businessmen from Lombardy will be visiting their peers in Mexico.

Executives and CEOs of Lombardy companies engaged in auto parts manufacturing, industrial paints and aerospace will be in Mexico City, Querétaro and Guanajuato to meet and analyze investment opportunities.

“We have already held meetings with the Mexican Consulate in Milan, with the National Auto Parts Industry (INA), with the Comce to prepare the mission,” he said.

In the second week of May, it has not yet been officially announced, there will be a mission of Italy's political and business leaders to Mexico, something that had not happened in the last 20 years so important, he recalled.

With the two business missions of directors of Italian companies, a message of confidence is being sent to the Mexican economy, said the president of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico.

“There is an evident interest in Mexico, despite the mixed messages and fears that may exist due to Donald Trump's tariffs,” he said.