Automotive manufacturing in Mexico has made a large presence as the location of choice for automotive manufacturing. Luxury German auto-making rivals like BMW and Mercedes-Benz have created plants in the Latin American nation. Audi also has an important project in moving auto-making from the United States and Europe, allowing Mexico to become a top automotive producer - surpassing Brazil as the world's seventh-largest automaker, and first in Latin America, according [...]

Automotive manufacturing in Mexico is on the verge of surpassing Brazilian production, says consultant IHS Automotive. For the first time in over a decade, Mexico manufacturing will oust Brazil as the top automobile producer in Latin America. Automotive manufacturing in Mexico chugged its way ahead of Brazil in the first six months of the year and is projected to stay in the number one spot through 2014 for the first [...]

Bosch, the world's largest car-parts manufacturer and supplier, will begin to lift its eyes beyond Germany and into automotive manufacturing in Mexico, as stated by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Volkmar Denner on an interview for a German newspaper. According to Denner, Bosch is ready to satisfy the increasing demand for automobiles in the North American region by investing over 400 million euros ($546 million USD or $7.14 billion MXN) through [...]

Mexico set a new record in its production and exports of automobiles for the January through April production period. Production rose by 5.8 percent and exports by 8.7 percent over these four months. Mexico produced a total of 1,022,762 automobiles, 82.9 percent of which were exported, according to the Mexican Automotive Industry Association's April 2014 press report. Automotive manufacturing in Mexico hit a previous record high in 2012 when Mexico [...]

Over the past five years, Mexico has become a global powerhouse in the automotive industry. Nearly 90% of the world's top 100 auto parts plants are located in Mexico. The Mexican Automobile Industry Association (MAIA) predicts that by 2017, production will increase nearly 40 percent to over 4 million vehicles. Long-standing auto giants from the U.S., General Motors and Ford, will be joined by Nissan, Honda, Mazda and Volkswagen's Audi [...]

February 6th, 2014 -- Mexico, famous for its Gold Coast of tourist destinations, Yucatán Peninsula and an ongoing immigration problem with the United States, is on the cusp of what may be the largest economic expansion the country has ever experienced. This path may not only ease some of its political issues with the U.S. but will also contribute to an explosive middle class.  What is the primary catalyst for [...]

January 27th,  2014 -- Tire manufacturing in Mexico is poised to continue to grow, reaching eight billion U.S. dollars in annual sales by 2018, according to a research report by TechSci Research, a Canadian global management consulting firm. Titled “Mexico Tyre Market Forecast and Opportunities 2018, the report noted that tire sales in Mexico have grown almost 19 percent every year between 2009 and 2012. Contributing to this tire boom [...]

Mexico manufacturing of automobiles hit a record high in 2013. The Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) reported an increase of 1.7 percent over the previous year, bringing the yearly total to 2.93 million vehicles produced. Production growth is readily apparent in Mexico, with automotive giants Nissan, Mazda, Honda, Volkswagen, and Audi all building assembly plants to join the existing Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, and Toyota. Driven largely by increasing [...]

The rise of China’s manufacturing sector has posed an incredible challenge to the North American auto industry and manufacturing in Mexico appears to present the best possible solution. While some tensions over NAFTA’s rules to free trade precede the current scenario, the demand for American autos continues to outweigh risks to cross-border trade agreements. If growth projections are accurate, by 2020, Mexico will be turning out a quarter of North [...]