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
German 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
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) and Andeavor (ANDV) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which the…
MEXICONOW Issue 94
May – Jun 2018
US postpones tariffs on steel, aluminum for Mexico and Canada
The 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…
Ford likely to build SUVs in Sonora, says state official
30 April, 2018After Ford Motor Co. announced that it will cease the manufacturing of sedan cars for the U.S. market, Jorge Vidal…
Bosch tech to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides to one-tenth of 2020 limits
30 April, 2018German manufacturer Bosch announced that a series of tools it has developed for diesel engines could enable vehicle manufacturers to…
Electric car company Zacua opens assembly facility in Puebla
30 April, 2018After a series of delays caused by the earthquake last September, the Mexican electric car brand Zacua inaugurated in Puebla…
NAFTA talks put on hold until May 7 for consultations
30 April, 2018Negotiations on a new NAFTA will stall until May 7, allowing time for consultations with the auto industry in Mexico…
