Falken, Yokohama to supply tires for the Mexico-made Jeep Compass
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has selected tires from Sumitomo Rubber North America (SRNA) and Yokohama Tire Corp. as OE fitments on…
China Southern Airlines announces flight from Bangkok to Mexico City
China Southern Airlines will offer a new flight option from Bangkok to Mexico City starting April 10, announced the company…
Chicago-based Coyote Logistics opens facility in Guadalajara
Chicago-based transportation management services provider Coyote Logistics, a subsidiary of transportation and logistics bellwether, UPS, opened up a new office…
Aware of Trump policies, Mexico seeks to diversify agri-food trade
Mexico’s Agriculture Department (Sagarpa) announced an aggressive plan to diversify its agricultural trade amid uncertainty with largest commercial partner, the…
Argentina ready to supply maize to Mexico
Maize producers in Argentina are ready to cater to the Mexican market’s demand, while the Federal government is getting ready…
Construction of Interceramic plant in Guanajuato moving forward
The International Ceramic firm (Interceramic) is carrying on with the necessary processes to build a new plant to produce ceramic…
Technicolor will expand its investment in Jalisco
Technicolor Corporation, leader in technology in the media and entertainment sectors, will open a new Center of Shared Financial Services…
Spanish firms will invest US$7.5 million in Mexico
Despite the measures from the U.S. threatening to break the balance of the global economy (the wall, stop investment, customs…
American Chamber, has investment plans in Mexico
Monica Flores Barragan, President of the U.S. Chamber Commerce (AmCham) Mexico, assured that U.S. companies are not reducing the investment…
For Audi, a second Mexican plant is not a discarded idea
16 March, 2017Audi could build a second plant in Mexico to assemble its A3 sedan, revealed a local newspaper in Puebla, where…
Japan automakers offer small pay hikes aware of Trump policies towards Mexico
16 March, 2017Major Japanese companies notified their labor unions they will offer smaller pay-scale hikes than last year –the second straight yearly…
PPG offers fusion deal to AkzoNobel; twelve Mexican plants involved
15 March, 2017Paints, coatings and materials manufacturer PPG confirmed that it made an “attractive and comprehensive” proposal to AkzoNobel inviting it to…
Samsung completes acquisition of Harman Industries, three Mexican plants included
15 March, 2017Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Harman International Industries, Incorporated. Under the terms…
San Luis Potosi officials dismiss Mitsubishi plant rumors
15 March, 2017San Luis Potosi government officials dismissed speculations about a deal with Japanese automaker Mitsubishi to build a plant on the…
Hybrid-electric car sales skyrocketed 448.4% in Mexico during 2016
14 March, 2017Last year, 8,260 hybrid or electric vehicles were sold in Mexico, a 448.4% increase from 1,842 units bought by Mexican consumers…
Queretaro students win Excellence award
14 March, 2017DHL Express Mexico, the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (CANACINTRA) and Queretaro’s Aeronautic University (UNAQ) presented students of Queretaro…
Co-production manufacturing, NAFTA and the Trump effect to be highlighted at Co-Production International’s upcoming factory tour
14 March, 2017With international trade and NAFTA effects in the headlines, more and more manufacturers are considering manufacturing in Mexico to remain…
Commerce Sec Wilbur Ross aims to start formal NAFTA renegotiation process
14 March, 2017Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he hopes to start the formal process of renegotiating the NAFTA, soon. “We are now…
Auto dealers oppose border adjustment tax
14 March, 2017Auto dealers from Wisconsin are joining colleagues from across the U.S. in Washington, D.C., to talk with elected leaders about…
Isthmus will compete with Panama Canal
14 March, 2017A US$153 million investment seeks to spur economic development in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec interoceanic corridor through a comprehensive project…
