Prent Corp. to open plant for medical packaging solutions in Tijuana
Prent Corp., a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of packaging solutions for the medical and electronics sectors, announced is building a 45,000-square-foot advanced…
Leoni builds US$ 37.5 million plant; its second in Yucatan, sixth overall in Mexico
Leoni AG, a Germany-based manufacturer of cable, harnesses and wiring systems, in recent days broke ground to build its second…
Chevrolet Blazer spotted during test drive in Michigan
Seems like rumors about General Motors’ relaunch of its Chevrolet Blazer are about to be confirmed as shown by Trucks.com,…
Ford might bring back the Maverick as crossover
Ford has trademarked once again the Maverick nameplate but the iconic car might not be back in the near future…
This is how auto sales ended up in the NAFTA region during April
U.S. auto sales totaled an estimated 1.35 million units in April, down 5% from the same period a year ago,…
Despite lower daily production, Pemex revenue from exports grows 35%
Although oil production of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) fell 3.3% in the first quarter of the year, the state-owned oil and…
Mexico’s GDP up 2.4% during first quarter, preliminary figures show
Despite the uncertainty caused by the presidential election and the renegotiation of NAFTA, the Mexican economy expanded by 2.4% in…
Auto sales in Mexico drop during April for the 11th month in a row
Sales of light vehicles in Mexico declined for the 11th month in a row in April, this time to 109,265…
US auto sales drop an estimated 5% in April
U.S. auto sales totaled an estimated 1.35 million units in April, down 5% from the same period a year ago,…
Continental: protectionism, trade wars make our products more expensive
2 May, 2018German automotive supplier Continental voiced its support to completely abolish trade tariffs or bring them into line at the lowest…
Marathon-Andeavor merger creates biggest US refiner with a high stake in Mexico
2 May, 2018Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) and Andeavor (ANDV) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which the…
MEXICONOW Issue 94
2 May, 2018May – Jun 2018
US postpones tariffs on steel, aluminum for Mexico and Canada
1 May, 2018The Trump administration announced it has delayed most of its tariffs on imported steel and aluminum until at least June…
Mexico’s auto industry lobby rejects news proposals on rules of origin
1 May, 2018The Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) voiced its rejection to the latest proposal by the U.S. trade representatives involved in…
French premium glass bottle producer Saverglass to open US$ 120 million plant in Jalisco
1 May, 2018France-based premium glass bottle manufacturer Saverglass works on the final details to inaugurate a new plant in the Mexican state…
Tequila Patron builds US$ 120 million distillery in Jalisco
1 May, 2018Tequila Patron, pioneer in the ultra-premium segment of spirits, recently broke ground to build a US$ 120 million distillery in…
Wisconsin-based electronics manufacturer Plexus to open its second plant in Guadalajara
30 April, 2018Plexus, a Wisconsin-based designer and developer of manufacturing, supply chain and aftermarket services in the electronics sector, announced plans to…
Cisco partners with two firms to open first of its kind oil and gas tech center in Mexico
30 April, 2018Wood PLC, Cisco and Roue Consultores have partnered to open a new, first of its kind, Oil and Gas Advanced…
Grupo Gondi taps German group Voith to install state-of-the-art paper machine in Nuevo Leon
30 April, 2018Voith, a German developer of mechanical engineering solutions revealed it has been commissioned by Mexico-based Grupo Gondi supply a new…
Nuevo Leon-based Katcon to open three plants in China, US
30 April, 2018The Mexican company Katcon plans to open at least three production plants during this and next year; two in China…
