The thriving automotive industry in Mexico stands out as a success story amidst the torrent of doom and gloom news surrounding the world economy. With several automakers planning to either begin or expand their operations, the future of automotive manufacturing in Mexico looks primed to continue growing substantially. J.D. Power, an automotive consulting firm, estimates, in all, that auto production will grow by a third over the next six years [...]

Manufacturing in Mexico is an endeavor with plenty of internal hurdles for companies new to the country. Moving raw materials and finished goods into and out of Mexico means dealing with complex customs protocols and diligent record keeping. Mexico, similar to the United States, has strict environmental standards that demand compliance. How can a company seeking to move to another country like Mexico handle these tasks efficiently?  Outsource them to a [...]

Although some manufacturing companies might shed a little concern about the skill level in Mexico’s workers, Mexico graduates more engineering students than the US, Germany, Brazil and Canada. Currently, Mexico graduates about 90,000 engineers and technicians per year. Increased government aid to education programs means that companies who manufacture in Mexico are now working with a highly qualified, skilled and trainable work force. Mexico has served as a low-cost manufacturing [...]

The medical device industry in Mexico, specifically in Tijuana, currently has over 28,000 employees. It has the largest concentration of medical device employees in North America with skill levels ranging from manual labor to personnel who conduct research and development. Mexico has many excellent educational institutions that help ensure a steady supply of employees who are qualified in handling medical device manufacturing in Mexico jobs. The North American Free Trade [...]

Solar energy has increased significantly in modern times, and it continues to expand as a growing source of alternative energy. Solar manufacturing in Mexico, specifically, is growing, with the rural areas in Mexico in need of the energy. An example of the increase is Kyocera, which is a Japanese manufacturing company with a plant in Tijuana, Mexico. It has placed $40 million in the expansion of its plant, and it [...]

Since the 1960s manufacturing in Mexico has taken off. Over the years, advancements in technology and infrastructure have made Mexico a hot spot for manufacturing operations. Increasing shipping costs of overseas freight has sparked the need for businesses to look closer to home for manufacturing solutions that are more cost effective. Today, it is a fact for most global economies that their products are not always produced in their home [...]

Packaging in Mexico is a current trend in supply chain management, which allows businesses to circumvent trade taxes and utilize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to its fullest. As a result, operations are much more efficient, and production is much more flexible. Not only is production better able to respond to changing market conditions, but also cost savings are a value-added benefit, which helps company’s improve their bottom [...]

NAPS was featured in the article “As China’s Wages Climb, Mexico Stands to Win New Manufacturing Business”, written by Tim Johnson, Mexico Bureau Chief of the McClatchy Newspapers. There was a time where China was much more competitive than Mexico. Companies turned to China for low cost manufacturing, while shipping or other logistics costs were not an issue since the labor cost was so much lower than anywhere else in [...]

Several factors have aligned to make manufacturing in Mexico a more strategic choice for the U.S. market. For 20 years, manufacturers left the U.S. for China to cut costs. In 2001 China was paying an hourly wage of just .58 US per hour. Mexico was unable to compete with these rates and saw the migration of hundreds of thousands of jobs to China. From 2001 to 2003, over 200,000 jobs [...]