MEXICONOW Issue 95
Jul – Aug 2018
Osram-Continental joint venture for automotive lighting is up and running
German manufacturer Continental announced that its joint venture with lighting solutions supplier Osram is up and running. Following the successful…
Daimler to provide fully electric Freightliner trucks to fleet owners for testing
Daimler Trucks officially announced the two first customers to operate the two new fully electric trucks from its U.S.-subsidiary Freightliner,…
This is how auto sales ended up in the NAFTA region during June
A healthy consumer confidence, fueled by a strong job and housing market, helped to offset growing gas prices leading to…
Sonora is Mining Hub for Silver and Gold
Mexico’s longstanding performance as a global leader in gold and silver production extends over centuries. Output from Mexico’s mining industry…
Airlines march onward with the Aviation Energy Reform
The repeal of the ninth transitory article of the Airport Law and Regulations, which gave exclusivity to Airports and Auxiliary…
Texas-Sinaloa gas pipeline starting operations in July
The natural gas pipeline infrastructure in Mexico will have a 70% increase by the end of the current presidential office,…
Gulf is now in the Mexican Caribbean
The Gulf gas station chain began operations in Quintana Roo, with the opening of three locations in the State. Sergio…
Nestle moving forward with investment plans in Mexico
The Swiss company Nestle will continue with its investment and sales growth strategy in Mexico, regardless of the changes in…
HORSEPOWER August 2018
4 July, 2018
Auto sales in Mexico drop 6% in June adding up 13 months in a row of declines
4 July, 2018Auto dealers in Mexico sold 119,713 vehicles in June, a figure 6% lower than same month of 2017. This is…
Cummins acquires Silicon Valley-based developer of hybrid and electric drivetrains
4 July, 2018Ohio-based manufacturer Cummins Inc. announced that it is acquiring Silicon Valley-based Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), which designs and produces hybrid…
Spain-based Global Energy Services to build 244 MW wind farm in Nuevo Leon
4 July, 2018Global Energy Services (GES), a Spain-based developer of infrastructure for renewable energy projects announced that coming September it will start…
Acciona Energy starts up US$ 235 million wind farm in Tamaulipas
3 July, 2018Acciona Energy announced it has begun the start-up of the 183-MW El Cortijo wind farm in Tamaulipas, Northern Mexico, the…
Honda adds driver-assistive technologies to the HR-V for its 2019 year model
3 July, 2018Honda Motor announced the launch of the revamped version of its subcompact HR-V SUV, featuring freshened styling, noteworthy powertrain refinements…
Honda adds driver-assistive technologies to the HR-V for its 2019 year model
3 July, 2018Honda Motor announced the launch of the revamped version of its subcompact HR-V SUV, featuring freshened styling, noteworthy powertrain refinements…
Healthy consumer confidence boosts US auto sales 5.2% in June
3 July, 2018A healthy consumer confidence, fueled by a strong job and housing market, helped to offset growing gas prices leading to…
Italian appliance manufacturer inaugurates plant expansion
3 July, 2018Elica Group inaugurated the expansion of its plant, with investment valued at US$5.3 million. Francisco Dominguez Servien, State governor, affirmed…
Puebla State Government promoting industrial development
3 July, 2018Governor Tony Gali attended the start of operations at the Vesta Park Puebla I Industrial Park, where he reasserted the…
Chimalhuacan will have a new industrial plant
3 July, 2018A new industrial conglomerate is seen as the next trigger of economic and educational development in one of the most…
