Midori Auto Leather investing US$28 in SLP
Japanese firm Midori Auto Leather exerted a US$ 28 million investment to set the first stone of its third plant…
Lear Mexico inaugurates plant in Zacatecas
With a US$ 22.5 million investment and the creation of over 1,400 jobs, the firm Lear Mexican Trim Operations inaugurated…
Global automotive mergers and acquisitions up 14% in first half of 2017
Global automotive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity increased 14.3% in value during the first half of 2017 to US$ 24.4…
BMW supplier Waldaschaff Automotive builds US$ 20 million plant in Guanajuato
German auto supplier Waldaschaff Automotive, which specializes in metal components and systems announced it will invest US$ 20 million to…
SigmaTron International sees earnings decline at the end of fiscal year
SigmaTron International, an electronic manufacturing services (EMS) company with operations in three Mexican cities saw revenues decrease to US$ 252.2…
Spain-based Ingeteam to build steel production line for Galvasid in Apodaca, NL
Electrical engineering and solutions supplier Ingeteam announced it was awarded a contract from Mexican steelmaker Galvasid to set up a…
Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze opens US$ 17 million plant in Puebla
German auto supplier Sumitomo Electric Bordnetze (SEBN), a subsidiary of Japan-based Sumitomo Electric Industries, opened earlier this week a production…
Spain-based BAS Projects to build 50 MW windfarm in Coahuila for Minera Autlan
Mexican mining company Minera Autlan, the country’s largest producer of ferroalloys, announced an agreement with Spain-based BAS Projects Corporation to…
Faurecia’s earnings hike 28% during first half of 2017
France-based global auto supplier Faurecia performed during the first half of 2017 a solid growth in value-added sales of 8.5%…
Martinrea invests US$ 35 million to expand capacity at Silao plant
27 July, 2017Canadian manufacturer Martinrea inaugurated the expansion of its facility in Silao, Guanajuato, where the company invested US$ 35 million to…
Lear sales grow faster than worldwide auto production in second quarter 2017
27 July, 2017Lear Corporation, the global supplier of automotive seating and electrical systems, reported record sales in the second quarter 2017 of…
There’s no plans to build next-gen Ford Fiesta in Mexico, company official says
27 July, 2017According to Romanian auto news site 0-100.ro, the seventh generation of the Ford Fiesta will be manufactured exclusively at a…
Monterrey-based Grupo Promax opens first Mexican plant in South Korea
26 July, 2017Monterrey-based Grupo Promax has become the first Mexican manufacturer to make a direct investment in South Korea, by opening a…
Mexico-based RuhRPumpen starts manufacturing operations in India
26 July, 2017Mexico-based centrifugal pump manufacturer RuhRPumpen has set up a new plant at Vallam Sipcot Industrial estate in Chennai, India, where…
Grupo Simec’s subsidiary Republic Steel to manufacture pig iron in Ohio
26 July, 2017Ohio-based Republic Steel, a subsidiary of Mexico’s Grupo Simec, announced it has signed Memorandum of Understanding to ERP Iron Ore,…
Meritor plant in Nuevo Leon manufactures 10 or fewer defective parts per million
26 July, 2017Heavy truck manufacturer PACCAR has designated its supplier Meritor, Inc. as recipient of the 2016 10 PPM Quality Award for…
KCS hits record revenues driven by Mexico’s auto production, energy reform
25 July, 2017Kansas City Southern reported record second quarter 2017 revenues of US$ 656 million, an increase of 15% from second quarter…
Tampico yard to supply parts for Shell Chemicals’ plant in Pennsylvania
25 July, 2017Almost 20% of the modules required for a new Shell Chemicals’ ethane cracker plant will be built in Tampico, Tamaulipas, in…
Crown Holdings’ 2Q results hit by exchange rate; Mexican plant on schedule to open in 2018
25 July, 2017Package manufacturer for food and beverages Crown Holdings, Inc. reported net sales in the second quarter for US$ 2.16 billion…
Rassini’s net income up 19% in second quarter
25 July, 2017Mexican auto supplier Rassini reported a sales increase of 12% in the second quarter, totaling $ 4,489 million Mexican pesos,…
