There’ll be 1,600-plus charging stations for electrified cars in Mexico by the end of year
Mexico’s Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), the state-owned utility company, will invest about US$ 3 million for the installation of…
Despite higher growth rates, Brazil auto production still behind Mexico’s
Despite a 12.1% hike in automotive production during the first five months of 2018, Brazil is still behind Mexico’s output…
Vesta opens industrial park in Puebla for suppliers of Volkswagen, Audi
The industrial real estate developer Vesta inaugurated in recent days the Vesta Park Puebla I industrial park, located in the…
Trump sees progress on NAFTA, then threatens a 20% tariff on cars from Europe
Another week went by and another round of threats were fired by President Donald Trump concerning trade and the automotive…
Kansas City Southern orders 50 new locomotives for its Mexico, US subsidiaries
Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced that its U.S. and Mexico rail subsidiaries will acquire a combined total of 50 new…
GM unveils the new Chevrolet Blazer to be built in Ramos Arizpe
Well, the speculation is over. Yesterday Chevrolet confirmed that is bringing back the iconic Blazer nameplate except that technically is…
Volvo inaugurates plant in South Carolina; will rely on at least 29 suppliers from Mexico
Chinese-owned Swedish automaker Volvo Cars yesterday inaugurated its first plant in the U.S. in a ceremony that also served for…
Hyundai, Kia and Genesis dominate J.D. Power’s 2018 Initial Quality Study
Hyundai, Kia and Genesis, the three Korean brands controlled by the Hyundai Motor Group snatched the three top spots of…
Ford enters the taxi business with hybrid Fusion sedanÂ
In an attempt to boost sales of the 2019 Ford Fusion, the Dearborn, Michigan automaker launched a version specially equipped…
Audi taps Puebla plant official to lead the company’s global logistics
21 June, 2018Premium German automaker Audi announced that Peter Koltai, who for the last three years had been director of production control…
K&S Mexicana inaugurates its sixth plant in Mexico
20 June, 2018Sistemas de Arneses K&S Mexicana, a subsidiary of Japan-based group Sumitomo Electric, recently inaugurated a plant at the Torres Mochas…
Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke Showcase a New Breed Senate Race
20 June, 2018By Aimee Santillan There are Democratic candidates running in all of Texas’ 36 congressional districts for the first time in…
Texas Ranked as Best State for Business
20 June, 2018The Lone Star State has been named Best State for Business for the 14th consecutive year by Chief Executive Group….
Ford expands recall related to issue in torque converters
20 June, 2018Ford Motor Co. announced the expansion of a recall related to select 2017-18 Ford Edge, 2017-18 Ford Fusion and 2017…
Inteva earns top innovation award for hi-tech stitching process in instrument panels
20 June, 2018Inteva Products, LLC, a global Tier 1 automotive supplier of engineered components and systems, recently received the top prize in…
Auto industry investments exceed US$100 billion in current presidential term: Ernst & Young
20 June, 2018The investments of automotive industry in Mexico already exceed US$100 billion in the current presidential term, averaging US$20 billion per…
In auto industry, El Bajio states stop competing and learn to complement each other
20 June, 2018For the state of Guanajuato, which has been the epicenter of Mexico’s automotive boom in recent years, the key to…
Nuevo Leon attracts 2 Chinese plants; lures another 18 projects US$1.7 billion worth
19 June, 2018The government of Nuevo Leon currently seeks to attract 18 projects from Chinese companies interested in establishing manufacturing operations in…
First dual-motor Model 3 rolls out of Tesla plant
18 June, 2018Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the first Model 3 Performance Dual Motor rolled out of a new assembly line during…
Honda has replaced 300,000 Takata inflators in Mexico
18 June, 2018Honda de Mexico announced that it has replaced more than 300,000 defective Takata airbag inflators, representing half of the potentially…
