Shimtech to manufacture components for Boeing in Sonora
Shimtech Industries Limited, the English manufacturer of airplane components, announced the opening of a new plant in Hermosillo, Sonora, to make…
Mexico’s aerospace cluster prepares for Trump’s changes
Chihuahua’s manufacturing sector has prospered under the 23-year-old NAFTA. The vision is to develop a self-contained aircraft supply chain, with…
San Luis Potosi seeking investment in Asia
The San Luis Potosi Government is looking to attract new automotive investment from Asia to offset the cancellation of the…
Samsung discontinues production in Mexico
Samsung is planning to expand their production plants in the U.S. and is relocating part of its Mexico manufacturing operations…
Da Vinci Capital ventures into the metal tubes sector
The investment fund Da Vinci Capital invested in the firm Catusa, a manufacturer of metallic components, including tubes, structures and…
Toray to double carbon fiber capacity at Jalisco plant
Japan-based Toray, the world’s largest carbon fibres producer, is integrating Toray Carbon Fibers America and Toray Composites, thereby combining the…
Exports from Mexico to Canada total US$1.41 billion
The Mexico-Canada commercial balance stayed favorable for Mexico in January 2017 with US$1.41 billion, as products’ exports peaked at US$1.84…
VW Production grows by 17%, exports 14.6% up
The Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA) informed that Volkswagen Puebla, assembled 69,494 units during the January-February 2017 period,…
Mexico looking to expedite free trade with Brazil
The Sub-Secretary of Foreign Commerce, Juan Carlos Baker Pineda, affirmed that Mexico is looking to arrange a modification to the…
USAT Logistics selects Guanajuato to establish Mexican subsidiary
10 March, 2017Arkansas-based USAT Logistics, a division of USA Truck Inc., has expanded its portfolio of logistics solutions with the establishment of…
First step of NAFTA renegotiation starts in two weeks
10 March, 2017Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross plans to start the formal process of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement in coming…
Acciona Energia starts construction work on its fifth wind farm in Mexico
9 March, 2017Spain-based Acciona Energia announced it has started construction work on the fifth wind farm under its ownership in Mexico: El…
Toluca plant to supply Jeep Compass for North America, Europe and Middle East
9 March, 2017As Fiat Chrysler Automobile bets on the all-new redesigned Jeep Compass to increase its share in the compact SUV global…
Guanajuato companies team up to get local materials
9 March, 2017Over 6,000 companies from Guanajuato’s automotive, fashion, chemical, food and housing clusters, have teamed up to buy materials from local…
U.S. will suffer if they stop buying food from Mexico
9 March, 2017Hector Padilla Gutierrez, President of the Mexican Association of Agricultural Development Secretaries (AMSDA), considered that economic interests are stronger than…
Commerce between Mexico and the U.S. grew 6.2%
9 March, 2017Commercial exchange between the U.S. and Mexico escalated to US$43 billion during the month of January, that is a 6.2%…
Automotive industry reaching record numbers in Mexico
9 March, 2017The automotive industry is accelerating in the race for production and exports, in the face of President Trump’s threats to…
Patent infringement case may have impact on Ford’s Hermosillo plant
9 March, 2017Paice, a developer of hybrid vehicle technology, announced that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted a formal investigation…
Preferred Compounding expands operations in San Luis Potosi
8 March, 2017Preferred Compounding de Mexico will expand its operations with the addition of a 75-liter tilt mixer. This measure will add…
Creation of the National Chamber of the Aluminum Industry
8 March, 2017The National Chamber of the Aluminum Industry (CANALUM), was recently constituted in Mexico. Manuel Herrera Vega, President of the Confederation…
