Cemex stops operations in Mexico due to COVID-19
MEXICO â 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
COAHUILA â 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
MEXICO â The National Association of Producers of Buses, Trucks and Tractor-trucks (ANPACT) asked the federal government to specify in…
Exports fell 11% in January
CIUDAD JUAREZ â The dynamism that JuĂĄrez maintained in the shipment of merchandise to the United States stopped in January…
About 30% of maquiladoras will stop operations in JuĂĄrez
CIUDAD JUĂREZ â Thirty percent of the maquiladoras in Ciudad JuĂĄrez will suspend work as a preventive measure against the…
CANAERO creates action plan to boost the airline industry
MEXICO â The National Air Transport Chamber (Canaero) seeks to establish different aid fronts for the promotion of aviation during…
Mexican airline Aeromar reduces its aircraft capacity by 50%
MEXICO â In response to the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Aeromar reduced the capacity of its aircraft…
HORSEPOWER May 2020
Grupo Modelo to suspend beer production due to health emergency
MEXICO â Grupo Modelo reported that it will complete the process of suspending its beer production and marketing operations starting…
Chihuahua will cancel state investment plan due to Covid-19
2 April, 2020CHIHUAHUA â 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
2 April, 2020TIJUANA â According to data from the Economic and Industrial Development of Tijuana (Deitac), Tijuana has an area of opportunity…
BORDERNOW April 2020
2 April, 2020Heineken to halt operations at its plant in Chihuahua
2 April, 2020DELICIAS â 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
2 April, 2020PUEBLA â 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
2 April, 2020PESQUERIA â Kia Motors MĂ©xico announced it will halt operations at its assembly plant located in PesquerĂa Nuevo LeĂłn as…
New program to benefit both at-risk families and local restaurants
1 April, 2020EL PASO â 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
1 April, 2020MEXICO â 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
1 April, 2020MEXICO â 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 â 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 â For Oscar Albin, president of the National Auto Parts Industry (INA), the shortage of components in automotive plants,…