Chihuahua will cancel state investment plan due to Covid-19
CHIHUAHUA – Chihuahua’s investment plan will be cancelled due to the Covid-19, so an economic emergency plan will be built…
China seeks to invest in Tijuana
TIJUANA – According to data from the Economic and Industrial Development of Tijuana (Deitac), Tijuana has an area of opportunity…
BORDERNOW April 2020
Heineken to halt operations at its plant in Chihuahua
DELICIAS — The Heineken brewery located in the town of Meoqui will suspend operations as of April 3rd as part…
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…
New program to benefit both at-risk families and local restaurants
EL PASO – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced the creation of the Comfort Food Care Packages program in response to…
58% of companies postponed or canceled investments in Mexico and the U.S. due to COVID-19: PwC
MEXICO — Due to the coronavirus pandemic, 58% of companies in Mexico and the U.S. deferred or canceled a planned…
Mexican airline Volaris reduces 80% of its capacity
MEXICO — After the declaration of sanitary emergency in Mexico due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Volaris announced an 80% cut…
Auto makers in Mexico ask to be included as an essential sector in the midst of COVID-19
1 April, 2020MEXICO — 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
31 March, 2020MEXICO — For Oscar Albin, president of the National Auto Parts Industry (INA), the shortage of components in automotive plants,…
Border closures have farm industry concerned for loss of seasonal workers
31 March, 2020U.S. – The White House’s decision to limit visas for seasonal farmworkers in order to limit the chances of spreading…
Coronavirus shakes Texas’ Cotton Industry
31 March, 2020TEXAS – A promising 2020 for the Texas cotton industry has quickly gone sideways due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In…
Volkswagen plant in Puebla halts operations
31 March, 2020PUEBLA — A total of 14,000 workers at the Volkswagen plant located in Puebla began their quarantine with an estimated…
Volaris sends humanitarian aid to 10 regions within Mexico
31 March, 2020MEXICO — Volaris transported medical equipment from the Red Cross to ten points in Mexico, helping the bodies of volunteers…
AMIA proposes to postpone the entry into force of the T-MEC in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic
30 March, 2020MEXICO — Entrepreneurs in the automotive industry demanded fiscal, economic, and regulatory support from the federal and state governments to…
New Mexico tech startup lands US$5 million investment
30 March, 2020NEW MEXICO – A New Mexico startup has landed US$5 million in private equity from investors to accelerate the marketing…
Mexico could become U.S. main supplier due to COVID-19
30 March, 2020MEXICO — The latest report by Oxford Business Group indicated that the relatively contained response that Mexico has had to…
Arizona restaurant industry introduces ‘Takeout Week’ to stem coronavirus losses
30 March, 2020ARIZONA – With Arizona eateries restricted from operating dining rooms during the coronavirus outbreak, there is a big push by…
IoT and Industry 4.0 are allies against Coronavirus: Deloitte Mexico
30 March, 2020MEXICO CITY — Noting that it is difficult to calculate how long it will take to recover the supply chain…
