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…
Exports fell 11% in January
CIUDAD 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
CIUDAD JUÁREZ – Thirty percent of the maquiladoras in Ciudad Juárez will suspend work as a preventive measure against the…
CANAERO creates action plan to boost the airline industry
MEXICO — 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 — 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 — 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
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
2 April, 2020Heineken to halt operations at its plant in Chihuahua
2 April, 2020DELICIAS — 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 — 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 — 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
1 April, 2020EL 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
1 April, 2020MEXICO — 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 — 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…
