GM leads Mexican auto exports in 2017; Nissan ranks first in production volume
In 2017, General Motors (GM) increased its production volume in Mexico by 14.6% to 805,758 cars, pickups and SUVs, ranking…
Volkswagen production in Mexico up 11.2% in 2017; exports hike 15.6%
Volkswagen Mexico ended 2017 with increases of 11.2% in production and 15.6% in exports, totaling 461,248 manufactured units and 386,122 vehicles…
Kia releases renderings of the third-generation Forte sedan
Ahead of the global debut of the all-new 2019 Kia Forte sedan at the upcoming North American International Auto Show…
Mexican automotive supplier Nemak issues US$ 500 million bond
Nemak, S.A.B. de C.V., a Tier 1 automotive supplier based in Nuevo Leon, today announced the placement of a US$…
Mexican consumers confidence ends 2017 stronger than a year ago
Mexico’s Consumer Confidence Index (ICC, for its acronym in Spanish) revealed that consumers ended 2017 with the most positive outlook…
Canadian Oil & Gas company IFR receives drilling permits
International Frontier Resources Corporation (IFR), a Canadian company specialized in oil and gas projects, announced today that its Mexican joint…
Audi unveils armored version of the Q5 SUV
Audi started 2018 with the presentation of its new Q5 Security, an armored version of the SUV the German automaker…
Sales of electrified cars in Mexico hiked 34.6% during October
After four months in a row of decreases, sales of electrified vehicles in Mexico grew 34.6% during last October to…
Sales of heavy trucks in Mexico fall 5.2% in 2017
Wholesale sales of heavy trucks in Mexico fell 6.8% during 2017 to 40,756 units. Meanwhile, retail sales decreased 5.2%, going…
Chassis Brakes International to begin production at Queretaro plant in April
10 January, 2018Chassis Brakes International, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of automotive brake systems and components, announced it will begin production…
There’s common ground in NAFTA’s regional content issue, says Mexican official
10 January, 2018Ildefonso Guajardo, secretary of Economy, said there is a common ground on a key objective of the United States in…
Tugger carts supplier inks orders for two new plants opening in Queretaro
10 January, 2018FlexQube, a Swedish manufacturer of modular and flexible carts and racks, announced it has received two orders worth of US$…
Lohr Group invests US$ 46 million to manufacture car transporter systems in Tlaxcala
10 January, 2018Lohr Group, a French manufacturer of car transporter systems, announced plans to build a manufacturing plant in Tlaxcala state to…
Mexico outpaces its main competitors in the U.S. auto market during 2017
9 January, 2018Among the main countries that provided light cars to the United States in 2017, Mexico was the most dynamic, with…
Mexico’s inflation rate ends 2017 at 16-year high
9 January, 2018During December 2017, the National Consumer Price Index (INPC) recorded a growth of 0.59% per month and an annual increase…
Toluca-based AerolĂneas Ejecutivas orders three new midsize business jets
9 January, 2018Textron Aviation Inc. today announced it has received an order from AerolĂneas Ejecutivas (ALE) for three Cessna Citation Latitude midsize…
German manufacturer Mann+Hummel opens its second plant in Queretaro
8 January, 2018The Mann+Hummel Group, a German manufacturing company specialized in filtration components, inaugurated its second plant in Queretaro and third overall…
Mexico’s auto production, exports reach new record high in 2017
8 January, 2018In 2017, auto plants established in Mexico manufactured 3,773,569 cars and light trucks, and exported 3,102,604 of those vehicles, each…
Here’s how sales of Mexico-made cars ended up during 2017 in the US market
8 January, 2018Despite an increasing appetite for SUVs and pickups in the U.S. market, some Mexico-made compact cars remained in strong demand…
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan gets significant price cut in the US market
6 January, 2018Volkswagen has drastically reduced the price of the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan effective immediately to better appeal customers in the highly…
