5 June, 2018

Mexico publishes retaliatory tariffs on US imports

Mexico on Tuesday unveiled the complete list of tariff-enforced products with which it responds to sanctions that the United States…

5 June, 2018

Trump signals US would seek two separate trade deals with Mexico and Canada

President Donald Trump wants to end three-party renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to instead strike deals…

5 June, 2018

US largest privately-held provider of metal finishing services acquires plant in Coahuila

Lincoln Industries, U.S. largest privately-held provider of metal finishing services, announced that it has acquired affiliated Wisconsin-based businesses, Southwest Metal…

5 June, 2018

Ferromex customers halt steel exports to the US until further notice

Ferromex, a private rail consortium that operates the largest railway in Mexico, revealed that its customers in the steel-making business…

4 June, 2018

FCA confirms plans for a Mexico-made midsize pickup

Last Friday, Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA), unveiled the company’s business plan for the next five…

4 June, 2018

This is how auto sales ended up in the NAFTA region during May 

Despite gas prices nearing US$ 3 a gallon for the first time in years, U.S. auto sales exceeded all expectations…

4 June, 2018

Auto sales in Mexico decline for 12th month in a row

For the 12th consecutive month, car sales in Mexico fell during May. The decline on this occasion was 6.9% as…

4 June, 2018

Next-gen Mazda3 to be unveiled at the L.A. Auto Show in November

The fourth generation of the Mazda3 will be unveiled at Los Angeles Auto Show in November before going on sale…

4 June, 2018

Yanfeng Automotive opens US$ 50 million Technical Center in Queretaro

Yanfeng Global Automotive Interiors inaugurated its Mexico Technical Center located at the O’Donnell Aeropuerto industrial park, in the municipality of…

BMW tests prototypes of next-gen 3 Series sedan it will build in Mexico

4 June, 2018

As the San Luis Potosi plant is being finished, BMW is at the final stages of road-testing the 2019 3…

US auto sales in May, stronger than expected

4 June, 2018

Despite gas prices nearing US$ 3 a gallon for the first time in years, U.S. auto sales exceeded all expectations…

Japan-based advanced materials manufacturer Elastomix inaugurates plant in Guanajuato

1 June, 2018

Elastomix Co. Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of advanced materials, inaugurated a new manufacturing plant at the Castro del Rio industrial…

IAC Group builds a new plant in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon

1 June, 2018

International Automotive Components (IAC) Group, a Tier 1 supplier of interior components, broke ground to build a production facility in…

U.S. to slap steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexico, Canada and the European Union

31 May, 2018

The Trump administration announced Thursday it will no longer exempt Canada, Mexico and the European Union from previously announced tariffs…

Martinrea inks deals to supply parts for upcoming Ford crossover to be built in Hermosillo

31 May, 2018

Martinrea International Inc., a Canada-based manufacturer of metal parts for the automotive industry, confirmed in its quarterly financial results it…

Preproduction models of the Chevrolet Blazer roll out of Ramos Arizpe plant

31 May, 2018

The first preproduction units of the upcoming Chevrolet Blazer have started to roll out of the General Motors Ramos Arizpe…

Tesla flies six cargo planes with new battery production line for Gigafactory

31 May, 2018

Six cargo planes containing robots for Tesla were flown from Europe to California in order to ramp up battery production…

AMLO’s would-be chief NAFTA negotiator touches base in Washington DC

31 May, 2018

Jesus Seade Kuri, who would assume the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in the event that…

Canadian plastic molder Exo-s to double production capacity in Queretaro

31 May, 2018

Canada-based Exo-s, a supplier of injection and blow molded thermoplastic systems, announced it has entered a two-year process to double…

Forecast: U.S. auto sales to increase 3% in May

30 May, 2018

An extra selling day and Memorial Day discounts would’ve increased auto sales up to 3% in the U.S. market during…

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