Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua stops operations
CIUDAD JUAREZ – The three plants of Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC), and nine of Interceramic, will close their operations…
Suppliers could lose US$55 million due to work stoppages
CIUDAD JUAREZ – Ciudad Juárez’s maquiladora industry consumes an average of US$55 million per month in the national market, which…
Around 12,000 jobs are at risk in Juárez
CIUDAD JUAREZ – Thousands of workers in Ciudad Juárez remain in uncertainty after two weeks of work stoppages that keep…
Walmart hires more than 7,000 people in Mexico and Central America due to COVID-19
MEXICO — Walmart reported that it has hired 7,741 people in order to meet the high demand for volume and…
AEM calls for proposals to mitigate crisis due to COVID-19
MEXICO — Faced with the health crisis that has caused the expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, the Mexican Space…
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…
“Peace Missionary” flight lands in Mexico to face COVID-19
MEXICO CITY — The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane, called Peace Missionary, arrived at the platform of the Sixth Air Group…
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…
Drones are utilized in order to sanitize Merida
8 April, 2020MERIDA — The Merida City Council is using drones to disinfect common areas of the historic center of the city…
Cemex will resume operations to support Mexico’s economy during the COVID-19 pandemic
7 April, 2020MEXICO — Mexican cement maker Cemex will resume the operation of its 15 plants in Mexico to support the country’s…
Nissan stops operations at its Morelos plant due to COVID-19
7 April, 2020JIUTEPEC — The Ministry of Economic Development and Labor of Morelos confirmed that the Nissan assembler in the municipality of…
Viva Aerobus registers growth in passenger transport despite COVID-19
7 April, 2020MEXICO — Viva Aerobus achieved a 1% growth that kept the airline ‘flat’ during the first month of the health…
“Missionary for Peace” flight will bring medical equipment to Mexico
6 April, 2020MEXICO — Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard thanked the Aeroméxico airline for providing its services as a bridge on the Mexico-Shanghai-Mexico…
Monthly automotive production in Mexico registers the largest drop in 11 years
6 April, 2020MEXICO— In March, 261,805 vehicles were assembled in Mexico, 24.6% lower than the same period last year, the National Institute…
Cemex stops operations in Mexico due to COVID-19
6 April, 2020MEXICO — Cemex just announced the suspension of production in its 15 plants that it operates in Mexico, until April…
Automotive plants in Coahuila carry out work stoppages
6 April, 2020COAHUILA – Four different Tier 1 and 2 supply companies of the terminal automotive industry will stop their operations; this…
ANPACT asks for the heavy vehicle sector to be allowed to continue operating
3 April, 2020MEXICO — The National Association of Producers of Buses, Trucks and Tractor-trucks (ANPACT) asked the federal government to specify in…
Exports fell 11% in January
3 April, 2020CIUDAD JUAREZ – The dynamism that Juárez maintained in the shipment of merchandise to the United States stopped in January…
About 30% of maquiladoras will stop operations in Juárez
3 April, 2020CIUDAD JUÁREZ – Thirty percent of the maquiladoras in Ciudad Juárez will suspend work as a preventive measure against the…
