The economic relationship between Mexico and Canada has been somewhat awkward over the past two decades with the United States influencing its structure. Yet the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, provides a working framework for a direct Canadian-Mexican economic relationship, a relationship that remains more talk than action. Manufacturing in Mexico generally goes to the U.S., not Canada. However, both sides in the Canadian-Mexican trade dynamic recently [...]

Mercedes-Benz is reportedly considering opening production facilities for manufacturing in Mexico. Over the past decade, Mexico has made great strides to maintain a competitive advantage over its main manufacturing rival, China. The first to break this news on Mercedes was the Mexican daily newspaper El Financiero. Pedro Tabera, the chief of Mercedes’ Mexican operations, told the newspaper the company was considering options that include a joint production venture with Nissan, [...]

Expanding production for manufacturing in Mexico is a rapidly growing focus for companies around the world. Over the last decade, Mexico has invested in its infrastructure, education, and political agenda to position itself as a large manufacturing competitor. It has gained much of its recognition within the automobile sector and is continuing to expand its opportunities to various automakers and auto part manufacturers. Aside from Mexico’s notoriety within the auto [...]

Experts say a new trade agreement is needed to coordinate rules between the NAFTA countries and the European Union. At an economic conference in Montreal, Arturo Sarukhan, a former Mexican ambassador to the United States, said that American and Canadian efforts to secure free trade agreements with the EU should be continental agreements that include Mexico. NAFTA is a free trade agreement that unites Canada, the United States, and Mexico [...]

Savvy investors everywhere are taking note of the expanding automotive industry in Mexico and the ripple effect of opportunities it represents. Thanks to NAFTA, what's good for manufacturing in Mexico can be good for many other countries as well. This is not a temporary state of affairs, and all signs point at the same steady growth to continue in the coming years. The facts don't lie, and they are all [...]

When it comes to renewable energy investments, Mexico is at the forefront for foreign investors who are looking to manufacture in Mexico while the country moves to more solar and wind projects. In fact, the renewable energy movement in Mexican manufacturing is huge when it comes to how this country is pursuing power sources other than fossil fuels. Also, there are recent U.S. and United Nations studies that point to [...]

Globally, companies want to remain on top, and in order to achieve that, they must sustain an advantage over competitors. Many companies have had to face the decision of changing the location of where their products are manufactured. Over the past decade, China has been the beneficiary of these decisions but the global manufacturing landscape is changing once again. Companies from around the world, including China, have begun to make the [...]

Over the last decade, auto manufacturing in Mexico has proven time and again that it is the perfect choice when it comes to offshore automotive manufacturing. Manufacturing in Mexico has made large strides to ensure that foreign investors are happy, and will remain happy, with their investment in a very promising country. Recently, Ferarri announced its favor for Mexico, over longtime competitor China. North American Chief Executive Officer Marco Mattiacci, as [...]

RECENT CHANGES IN THE MEXICAN IMMIGRATION LAWS Recently, the Mexican Immigration Institute implemented changes in the Immigration Law. The most important changes are the following: Non-Immigrant Visa (known as FM3) and Immigrant Visa ( known as FM2) are replaced by the Temporary Resident Card (“TRC”)  The Immigrated status is replaced by the Permanent Resident Card (“PRC”) New procedure to obtain “TRC” or “PRC”: i) Mexican subsidiary Company must obtain Proof [...]