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
Fresh 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
Ford 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
Oil 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
High 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
Samsung 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
NEO 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,…
Toyota breaks ground for new Mexican plant
15 November, 2016Toyota has held a groundbreaking ceremony in Apaseo el Grande for its new Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato (TMMGT) facility….
Port of Veracruz announces expansion to support auto industry growth
15 November, 2016Mexican authorities announced dramatic expansion of the Port of Veracruz in preparation for the trade increase expected from the country’s…
Brembo to supply brakes for Tesla from Mexican plant
14 November, 2016Tesla president and CEO, Daniel Sandberg, announced that Brembo is ready to supply brakes to plant located in California from…
Mazda to formulate responses to U.S. market “when concrete policies come out”
14 November, 2016Mazda Motor is not planning changes for now on its strategy for the North American market, which is centered on…
Ford vows to work with next president after criticism of Mexico investments
11 November, 2016 Second largest U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co., which faced harsh criticism from Donald Trump over its Mexican investments, congratulated him on…
GM to lay off 2,000 workers as it reduces small-car production
11 November, 2016General Motors Co. will permanently lay off around 2,000 hourly workers in January at two car plants to cut bloated inventory…
