Nissan to lay off 1,000 workers at Aguascalientes, Cuernavaca plants
Due to the decrease in sales in both Mexico and the United States, Nissan Mexicana will lay off 1,000 employees…
Sonora, Arizona and New Mexico join efforts to meet Asia natural gas demand
Governors of Sonora, Mexico; New Mexico and Arizona today agreed to jointly meet the growing demand for natural gas in…
Magna acquires seating solutions developer VIZA Geca SL; deal includes a plant in Puebla
To further enhance its capabilities in seating solutions for new mobility trends, Canadian Tier 1 automotive supplier Magna signed an…
Nestlé to invest US$ 154 million to build coffee-processing plant in Veracruz
Swiss food and drinks producer Nestlé plans to invest US$154 million in a coffee-processing plant in Veracruz, company officials announced…
Medical devices supplier ITM builds new plant in Chihuahua
Internacional de Tecnologías Médicas (ITM), a family-owned company focused in manufacturing, refurbishing and distribution of medical devices, in recent days…
Taiwan-based Admiral Cable to build US$ 50 million plant in Santa Teresa, NM
Admiral Cable will expand to Santa Teresa, New Mexico and create up to 342 new manufacturing jobs, state government officials…
Tokyo-based Foster Electric invests US$4.2 million to expand operations in El Paso, TX
Nancy Gonzalez/MexicoNow Tokyo-based Foster Electric is expanding its production in El Paso. The company is investing US$4.2 million on this…
Universal Electronics to shift production work from China to Nuevo Leon
As efforts to reduce trade tensions between China and the U.S. move back and forth, more manufacturers see Mexico as…
Canadian Solar secures US$69-million financing for photovoltaic park in Aguascalientes
Canadian Solar Inc. announced it has achieved financial close on a US$69.0 million non-recourse project financing for the 67.8 MWp…
Coahuila wind farm, World’s first to feature Siemens Gamesa next-gen turbines
17 December, 2018Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, a Siemens Spanish subsidiary that manufactures wind turbines and builds wind farms, announced it has signed…
Most Mexico-made vehicles made it to 2019 Consumer Guide Best Buy Awards
17 December, 2018Nearly every Mexico-made vehicle that is marketed in the U.S. made it to the 2019 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy…
KIA to cease production work of Forte hatchback in Nuevo Leon
17 December, 2018KIA Motos México will cease production of the hatchback version of the Forte in its Pesqueria, Nuevo Leon plant, to…
Volkswagen Trucks and Buses to expand production capacity in Queretaro
17 December, 2018Volkswagen Trucks and Buses revealed plans to expand its operations in Mexico. For this purpose, the company plans to inaugurate…
Retooling of Mazda plant in Guanajuato will enable the facility to build crossovers
17 December, 2018Mazda Motor Corporation confirmed to AutoNews (subscription required) that retooling its plant in Salamanca, Guanajuato, will begin in early 2019…
Retooling of Mazda plant in Guanajuato will enable the facility to build crossovers
17 December, 2018Mazda Motor Corporation confirmed to AutoNews (subscription required) that retooling its plant in Salamanca, Guanajuato, will begin in early 2019…
Auto industry contributed with 3.7% of the national GDP in 2017
17 December, 2018In 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
14 December, 2018Furukawa 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
14 December, 2018A 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
14 December, 2018Representatives 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
14 December, 2018The mayor of the municipality of Corregidora, Queretaro, which borders the state capital, revealed to local media about negotiations with…
