Automotive and aerospace investment projects arriving in Chihuahua
Two automotive companies are set to invest US$87 million and US$150 million respectively, thus generating 1,000 and 1,500 jobs in…
Aeromexico launches direct flight Monterrey-Seoul
Aeromexico has officially started flights between Incheon, a South Korean city bordering the capital of Seoul, and Mexico City, with…
Auto sales in the US slide less than expected in June amid strong demand for SUVs
Auto sales continued to slide in June for the sixth straight month in the U.S. market as car buyers face…
Indra gambling on the digital transformation of the aerospace and defense industry
Applying new digital solutions might boost the Aerospace and Defense industry, given the capacity of improving the processes’ efficiency while…
Grupo Sumitomo to establish harnesses systems plant in Guanajuato
Grupo Sumitomo will establish a Sistemas de Arneses K&S Mexicana plant in the San Felipe Torres Mochas Industrial Park, in…
GM outperformed Nissan as the largest auto exporter
General Motors (GM) rebounded as the largest automotive exporter in Mexico so far this year, surpassing Nissan. This effect shall…
MEXICONOW Issue 89
Jul – Aug 2017
Grupo Mexico completes acquisition of Florida East Coast Holdings
Grupo Mexico announced it has completed the acquisition of U.S. rail company Florida East Coast Holdings. The deal first revealed…
Kentucky offers US$ 3.5 million in incentives to Mexican manufacturer Metalsa
The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) approved US$ 3.5 million in incentives for Metalsa Structural Products Inc., if the…
General Motors boosts SUV production in Mexico
3 July, 2017General Motors began production of the GMC Terrain last June at the San Luis Potosi assembly plant, just a month…
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems builds in Guanajuato its sixth Mexican plant
30 June, 2017Sistemas de Arneses K&S Mexicana, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc., announced plans to build in San Felipe,…
GM surpasses Nissan as Mexico’s largest automotive exporter
30 June, 2017General Motors took advantage of U.S. appetite for bigger models to displace Nissan as Mexico’s largest automotive exporter, official data…
What are Ford’s plans in Mexico (so far)?
30 June, 2017The cancellation of the investment in San Luis Potosi earlier this year and the production line relocation to China, has…
Infac Corp arriving to Coahuila
30 June, 2017Infac Corporation is starting operations soon at its plant in Monclova, Coahuila, which will manufacture power cables for the automotive…
Viva Aerobus announces its first international route: Mexico City-Las Vegas
30 June, 2017Viva Aerobus announced its first nonstop international route from Mexico City to Las Vegas. Passengers can now buy their tickets…
Game-changing aerospace technology takes off in Alabama
30 June, 2017Innovation abounds in Alabama’s aerospace and aviation sector. There’s plenty more head-turning technology happening in manufacturing plants, design centers and…
Global Industrial Fastener Market 2017
30 June, 2017Globally, the growth in the industrial fastener market is driven by increase in local manufacturers, government investment in the urbanization,…
Boeing airplane demand prospects escalating
30 June, 2017Compared to the outline from 2016, Boeing has increased its estimations of demand for new airplanes over the next 20…
GM grants Excellence Award to Bodycote plant located in Silao, Guanajuato
30 June, 2017Thermal processing services provider Bodycote announced that its plant in Silao, Guanajuato received from General Motors the Supplier Quality Excellence…
Italy interested in the Mexican aerospace industry
30 June, 2017Executives from the Mexican Space Agency (AEM) had a reunion with government officers from the Republic of Italy to reaffirm…
