Honda agrees US$ 605 million settlement over Takata airbags
Japanese automaker Honda has agreed to a US$ 605 million settlement to pay for buyers’ claims related to the deadly…
BMWs paint shop concept for San Luis Potosi awarded the ‘Prix de la Technique’ in France
The BMW Group announced it has received the Prix de la Technique 2017 at the prestigious Surcar Congress in Cannes…
UTC, Rockwell Collins combine aerospace operations, including four Mexican facilities
United Technologies Corp. (UTC) and Rockwell Collins, Inc. announced that they have reached a definitive agreement under which United Technologies…
First generation of mechatronics technicians graduate from BMW program in Mexico
BMW Group celebrated in San Luis Potosi the graduation of the first 24 trainees as Mechatronics Technicians who represent the…
Japan-based Sekisui invests US$ 55.5 million to expand its Mexican facility
Sekisui, a Japan-based manufacturer of interlayer film for laminated glass, announced it will invest US$ 55.5 million to expand a…
Japanese auto supplier Tachi-S to build in Morelos its eighth Mexican plant
According to state officials from Morelos, Japanese auto supplier Tachi-S plans to build a new production site in the municipality…
Mexican auto sales drop 6.5% in August, year-to-date deliveries still up 0.3%
Mexican auto dealers sold 125,331 light vehicles in the eighth month of 2017, 6.5% less than the 134,043 vehicles delivered…
Hurricane Harvey weakens US auto sales in August
Just when most analysts expected August will bring the first net increase of auto sales in the U.S. market, Hurricane…
Volvo’s new US plant to rely on at least 29 suppliers from Mexico
Volvo’s marketing officials in Mexico revealed the company’s new plant, scheduled to start production by the third quarter of 2018…
VOXX International completes sale of Hirschmann subsidiary, a Queretaro plant included
1 September, 2017VOXX International Corporation announced that it has closed on its previously announced sale of Hirschmann Car Communication GmbH and its…
Second round of NAFTA renegotiations starts in Mexico City
1 September, 2017With 25 working groups, round two of NAFTA renegotiations started Friday in Mexico City, where trade representatives from Canada and…
Sigma Alimentos acquires remaining shares of Romanian firm Caroli Foods Group
1 September, 2017Romania-based Caroli Foods Group, ranked at the top of the 10 biggest companies in the European meat industry, was taken…
Aluminum wheels manufacturer plans US$ 170 million expansion in Tijuana
1 September, 2017Prime Wheel, an aluminum wheel manufacturer which supplies both automakers and aftermarket businesses, announced plans to invest US$ 170 million…
Mondelez invests US$ 133 million over 3 years at Puebla facility
1 September, 2017New Jersey-based confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate Mondelez announced it has invested US$ 133 million over the last three years…
MEXICONOW Issue 90
1 September, 2017Sept – Oct 2017
Bühler Motor plant in Chihuahua achieves new medical certification
1 September, 2017Germany-based mechatronic drive solutions manufacturer Bühler Motor announced its Chihuahua facility has now gained an additional quality certification for medical…
KCS, Bulkmatic joint venture to build US$ 50 million fuel terminal in Nuevo Leon
1 September, 2017Kansas City Southern (KCS) and Bulkmatic Transport Company (Bulkmatic) announced a memorandum of understanding to form a 50/50 joint venture…
Harvey hits refineries responsible for more than 30% of US processing capacity
1 September, 2017Hurricane Harvey’ damage in the Houston area has affected a group of refineries responsible for more than 30% of U.S….
Taiwanese auto supplier breaks ground for US$ 55 million plant in Guanajuato
31 August, 2017Taiwan-based auto parts manufacturer Macauto broke ground in recent days at the Municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, to build a manufacturing…
Norway-based Kongsberg Automotive to consolidate production at Tamaulipas facility
30 August, 2017Norway-based automotive parts manufacturer Kongsberg Automotive announced plans to consolidate operations from its Fluid Transfer Systems (FTS) division in a…
