The new administration that has taken control of Mexico, under President Enrique Pena Nieto, has made large strides in the direction of the nation’s state-run energy sector. With numerous conversations about this potentially profitable sector, a reform has been established and it provides multiple benefits to the country, including manufacturing in Mexico. Throughout this reform, the Mexican government hopes to significantly improve its ranking against competitors and continues to look [...]

Mexico financial representatives announced plans to invest approximately 100 billion U.S. dollars in rail, road, telecom and port projects over the next five years, to include Mexico’s first high-speed rail links. With manufacturing in Mexico and the maquiladora industry projected to be affected by this formidable investment, it is also believed the decision will affect those businesses looking to make Mexico a manufacturing base. Included in the plan’s perspective concepts [...]

Solar power is making a break globally and introducing itself as a large manufacturing player. This renewable energy sector has established residency in two (very large) Latin American countries, Chile and Mexico. This solar power movement is happening at a global pace and is certainly something to keep note of. Mexico is taking this movement very seriously and is currently discovering ways to introduce and implement its strategies to its [...]

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 [...]