Koch Industries acquires injection molder SRG Global, one Irapuato plant included
A subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc. is buying Guardian Industries Corp., the parent company of injection molder SRG Global Inc….
Nucor-JFE Steel Mexico to supply galvanized strips to automotive industry
SMS Group was awarded an order to supply a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line and a recoiling line for a new…
Volkswagen plans to build electric vehicles in North America
As part of its vision for 2025, Volkswagen announced an aggressive plan to triple its profit margin to 6 percent, while…
Voestalpine invests in Mexico to fulfill US$ 600 million order
Austrian speciality steel producer Voestalpine has received an order worth almost US$ 600 million in the automotive sector from a…
Built-in-Mexico Nissan Sentra gets the NISMO treatment
Just like the GT-R, the 370Z and the JUKE before, a fourth model in Nissan’s lineup has received the NISMO…
Honda to stick with North American production plans, for now
Honda Motor Co will stick with its North American production plans as it waits to see if U.S. President-elect Donald…
Fiat Chrysler to start production of Jeep Compass at Toluca plant in January
The 2017 Jeep Compass will be built at four plants around the world, with the U.S. spec version slated to…
New York fund acquires Accuride Corporation; a Nuevo Leon plant is in the deal
Accuride Corporation announced the completion of its acquisition by funds managed by Crestview Partners, a New York based private equity…
GCC completes acquisition of US assets from Cemex
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain assets located in the United States…
CarbAmericas opens fresh produce processing plant in Irapuato
23 November, 2016Fresh produce importer CarbAmericas inaugurated a new packaging facility in Irapuato, Guanajuato, in partnership with grower-shipper CarGoldMex, according to a…
New Ford’s Mexican plant, still in the works
22 November, 2016Ford still plans to spend US$ 1.6 billion building a new factory in Mexico, after all the turmoil created because…
El Paso-based Western Refining acquired by Tesoro Corp. in a US$ 6.4 billion deal
18 November, 2016Oil refiner Tesoro Corp. will buy Western Refining Inc. in a deal worth about US$ 6.4 billion. The transaction is…
Metal stamping supplier Keats Manufacturing opens plant in Queretaro
18 November, 2016High quality metal stamping supplier Keats Manufacturing Company have opened a new plant in El Marques, Queretaro, Mexico. This facility…
Samsung acquires Harman Industries for US$ 8 billion; three Mexican plants included
17 November, 2016Samsung Electronics and Harman International Industries announced a definitive agreement under which the first will acquire the latter for US$…
NEO Tech expands capacity at manufacturing site in Tijuana
16 November, 2016NEO Tech, a provider of manufacturing technology and supply chain solutions for brand name OEMs in the industrial, medical and…
Mars Incorporated builds a wind farm to power all of its plants in Mexico
16 November, 2016Urging the business community and global leaders to take bold action for tackling climate change, Mars, Incorporated announced plans for a wind…
FedEx opens 270,000 square feet facility in Mexico
16 November, 2016FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest transportation company, began operations at a new FedEx Logistics…
Boeing to cut 300 defense jobs, close facility in El Paso
16 November, 2016The Defense, Space & Security business division of Boeing Co. plans to cut 300 jobs and to close its El…
Canadian auto supplier M.I. Integration to open second plant in San Luis Potosi
15 November, 2016Canadian automotive supplier and mold maker M.I. Integration just finished its second facility in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Now the…
CEO: Ford has no plans to change its investments in Mexico
15 November, 2016Trump administration’s potential 35 percent tariff on vehicles imported from Mexico could have a “huge impact” on the U.S. economy,…
