Auto industry contributed with 3.7% of the national GDP in 2017
In 2017, the automotive industry in Mexico contributed with 3.7% of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 20.2% of…
Izzi Telecom taps Furukawa Electric to deliver optical cable for 1.6 million homes
Furukawa Electric, a Tokyo-based manufacturer of wiring solutions for a wide range of industries, announced it has just been selected…
Volkswagen widens voluntary leave options for Puebla plant workers
A few weeks after Volkswagen offered a two-year voluntary leave plan to workers at the assembly plant in Puebla, the…
Iberdrola first solar park in Mexico nearly completed; two more on the way
Representatives of the Spanish electricity company Iberdrola were in Hermosillo, Sonora, to announce that a photovoltaic park is about to…
Chinese manufacturers consider Queretaro to build industrial park
The mayor of the municipality of Corregidora, Queretaro, which borders the state capital, revealed to local media about negotiations with…
Volkswagen to build new 1.4-liter engine at Silao plant
Volkswagen will manufacture a new four-cylinder engine at its plant in Silao, Guanajuato, starting 2020, which will contribute to increase…
Volkswagen to build new 1.4-liter engine at Silao plant
Volkswagen will manufacture a new four-cylinder engine at its plant in Silao, Guanajuato, starting 2020, which will contribute to increase…
TransCanada officially inaugurates US$1.2 billion gas pipeline in Chihuahua
Chihuahua state authorities and officials from TransCanada Corporation officially inaugurated the Topolobampo-El Encino Pipeline project, which provides capacity for 670…
Medical gloves manufacturer Ansell to shut down two plants in Ciudad Juarez
Australia-based protection solutions manufacturer Ansell is set to shut down its two production facilities in Ciudad Juarez, the company informed….
Germany-based Schuler holds a TechDay in Puebla
12 December, 2018Schuler has already developed solutions for the digitization and networking of forming technology with the new servo press MSP 400…
Ford Cuautitlan to cease Fiesta production in August; retooling for electric car comes next
12 December, 2018In the second half of 2019, Ford Motor Co. will stop producing the Fiesta model at the Cuautitlan plant in…
Enel Green Power begins construction of US$ 280-million wind farm in Nuevo Leon
12 December, 2018The Italy-based Enel Group, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power Mexico (EGPM), earlier this week begun the construction of…
In 11 months, Audi plant exceeds overall 2017 production volume
12 December, 2018It took 11 months of the current year for Audi Mexico to surpass the overall production volume of 2017 at…
Spain-based X-ELIO unveils plan to build US$ 97-million solar farm in Ciudad Juarez
12 December, 2018Officials from Spain-based photovoltaic power plants developer X-ELIO recently unveiled plans to build a solar farm 20 miles South of…
Missouri-based manufacturer ECI opens its sixth plant in Ciudad Juarez
11 December, 2018Electrical Components International, Inc. (ECI), a manufacturer of wire harnesses, subassemblies and electro-mechanical assemblies for several industries, recently opened its…
Germany-based manufacturer Thyssenkrupp opens US$80-million expansion in Puebla
11 December, 2018German manufacturer Thyssenkrupp in recent days held the inauguration of a US$ 80-million expansion at its manufacturing site located in…
Here’s how sales of Mexico-made vehicles ended up in the US market in November
10 December, 2018With one month left in 2018, winners and losers in terms of sales appear to be clearly defined. The public…
In just 11 months, Finland-based Wärtsilä delivers 130 MW gas-fired power plant in Nuevo Leon
10 December, 2018Finnish technology company Wärtsilä announced it has completed a 130 MW gas-fired power plant in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Northern Mexico….
BMW 3 Series to feature level 3 self-driving features
10 December, 2018The BMW 3 Series will be the first level three autonomous sedan to be produced in Mexico, due in part…
Pirelli tires made in Guanajuato roll on four different continents
10 December, 2018As previously announced, executives of the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli held a ceremony to commemorate the production of 20 million…
