Cummins CEO defends NAFTA before Congress Committee
Cummins CEO Tom Linebarger testified last week before the U.S. Congress to talk about how much the North American Free…
Mexico-made Kia Forte earns Top Safety Pick Plus rating from IIHS
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded its best rating possible, Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+), to the…
Portuguese firm GLN starts injection molding operations in Queretaro
Portugal-based manufacturer GLN last week inaugurated its first plant in Mexico, located at the El Marques industrial park in the…
AVX Corp. acquires TT Electronics division; deal includes two Mexican plants
AVX Corporation announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Transportation, Sensing & Control division (TS&C), from…
Tyrsol opens a new plant in Nuevo Leon
 Due to the growing demand for fuel transport in Mexico, Tanques y Remolques Sol (Tyrsol) kick started operations at…
Bosch will invest US$13 million in Jalisco
Bosch will triplicate the number of workers in its facilities in Guadalajara between now and 2020, with a US$13 million…
Grupo Bimbo acquires US-based East Balt Bakeries for US$ 650 million
Grupo Bimbo has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based foodservice supplier East Balt Bakeries for US$ 650 million cash…
Plans for Constellation Brands brewery in Mexicali remain on track
Plans for a new US$ 1.4 billion brewery in Mexicali remain on track despite opposition from local farmers and the…
First units of new Celaya-made Honda Fit arrive to North America dealerships
A new version of the Celaya-made Honda Fit began to arrive at Honda dealerships in North America this week with…
Guadalajara inaugurates air bridge to export to Korea and Canada
20 July, 2017The Guadalajara-Vancouver air bridge has been inaugurated. It will boost agri-food and perishable products exports from all of Mexico. With…
Lime from Colima entering Dubai and Moscow
20 July, 2017By the end of the year, Colima will start exporting lime to the City of Dubai, in the United Arab…
Maquila exceeding 2017 expectations in BC
20 July, 20172017 Growth expectations for the maquiladora industry in Baja California have been surpassed in the first semester of the year,…
Carrier transferring jobs to Nuevo Leon
20 July, 2017Carrier started staffing cuts at the Indianapolis factory. Around 600 jobs will be eliminated over the following months, said the…
Eaton moves two production lines from Mississippi to Juarez, Chihuahua
20 July, 2017Power management solutions manufacturer Eaton announced is moving two production lines from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Juarez, Mexico. “We will be…
Tesoro Corp. signs deal to transport fuel via Pemex pipelines
20 July, 2017San Antonio-based refiner Tesoro Corporation announced it has reached a definitive agreement with Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for storage and transportation…
Grupo Modelo investing US$856,000 for better barley
20 July, 2017Grupo Modelo, which belongs to the Belgian firm Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev), is investing US$856,000 on research for barley cultivators…
Mexico beats Brazil in the quest to attract FDI
20 July, 2017Despite Brazil offering higher interest rates than Mexico, foreign investors prefer the bonuses Mexico offers, thus disregarding the South American…
BMW inaugurates its Training Center in San Luis Potosi
20 July, 2017Operations at the BMW Training Center are starting this upcoming month of November. The Center is located at the industrial…
U.S. investment projects going on in Guanajuato
20 July, 2017The U.S. Government has adopted a more measured attitude in regards to commerce with Mexico, generating an environment of certainty…
The industry wants more NAFTA, less Asian content
20 July, 2017The U.S. government and the Mexican industry agree that future NAFTA negotiations must contemplate that the exchange products contain more…
