Two German firms team up for joint venture in Queretaro
Prettl Manufacturing and RavenTech GmbH have set up a 50:50 joint venture in Queretaro, Mexico, to develop and mold parts…
Korea-based auto supplier Yura opens US$ 45 million plant in Torreon
Korea-based Yura Corporation opened its first plant in Torreon, Coahuila, which will hire up to 4,000 workers once it operates…
Heil Trailer expands its line of stainless steel products
Heil Trailer International has expanded its line of stainless steel products for the 2017 model year in a variety of…
Autoneum inaugurates second plant in Mexico, breaks ground for a third
As Switzerland-based auto supplier Autoneum inaugurated its second plant in Mexico last week, company officials laid the foundation stone simultaneously…
Iberdrola to build solar plant in Mexico
Spanish utility Iberdrola plans to build its first solar park in Mexico, of 200 MW in total, with the project…
Kia Mexico sales grow 260 percent during July
South Korea’s automaker Kia Motors Corp. again renewed its monthly sales record in Mexico in July, market data showed, suggesting…
Germany-based auto supplier Brose builds its fourth plant in Mexico
Germany-based auto supplier Brose recently held a ceremony to lay the foundation stone for its new 56,000 square-meter manufacturing facility in…
Mexico grants three exploration permits for geothermal energy
Mexico’s Ministry of Energy, through the Directorate General of Clean Energy, announced having awarded three new exploration permits for geothermal…
BMW launches training program in San Luis Potosi
As BMW Manufacturing Co. prepares to open another production facility in San Luis Potosi, the company has started actively training…
Tristone Flowtech expands operations in Chihuahua
1 September, 2016Frankfurt-based Tristone Flowtech Group GmbH has been preparing for more than a year to add plants in Mexico and India….
MEXICONOW Issue 84
1 September, 2016Sept – Oct 2016
Mexico’s Electronics Industry reaches for Innovation
1 September, 2016Beyond “Fast, custom and bulky” By Sergio L. Ornelas, Editor MEXICONOW Gordon Moore co-founded Intel, the chipmaker, in 1971. At that…
Finland in Mexico
1 September, 2016MEXICONOW Staff Report On May of 2015, Sauli Niiniströ, President of Finland made his first State Visit to Mexico to…
JK Tyre aims for aviation sector
1 September, 2016JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, a company which ranks amongst the top 25 tire manufacturers in the world and has…
GCC to buy assets for US$ 306 million from Cemex
1 September, 2016Mexico’s Cemex, one of the world’s largest cement producers, agreed to sell some of its U.S. assets to Grupo Cementos…
Toyoda Gosei will invest US$ 35.5 million to increase production up to 50%
1 September, 2016Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. plans to expand its facility in Mexico with a $35.5 million investment in response to increased…
Zodiac Aerospace marks 10 years in Chihuahua, announces expansion
1 September, 2016Zodiac Aerospace marked its tenth anniversary in Chihuahua by announcing a 58,000 square feet expansion at the plant III, which…
Asahi Kasei Plastics plans to build a new plant in Mexico
1 September, 2016An executive of Asahi Kasei Plastics, a Japanese supplier of plastic compounds, revealed the company has plans to set up a new…
Nissan produces its first vehicle with 90% Mexican parts
1 September, 2016Nissan Mexicana started the production of its model Kicks, the only vehicle made in Mexico with 90% of national contents….
New Zealand firm plans US$ 73 million investment in Tijuana
1 September, 2016Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, New Zealand’s largest high-tech manufacturer, is planning to spend up to US$ 73 million expanding its…
