Last week, Mexico City hosted Automekanika, the autoshow with the signature of Messe Frankfurt. It is a great place to network and gather intel on auto industry. It is common ground for all people involved in the auto industry the integration of manufacturing and supply chain in North America. International interest in Mexico keeps growing due to structure of market here. Numbers and achievements...
Photo credit: 2009 Audi Q5 SE TDi Quattro by The Car Spy Audi has decided to focus its budget on the creation of new models, plants, and technology in the coming years to catch up with its main competitor BMW. Of the $27.46 billion (20 billion euros) it plans to invest on global operations until 2018, the German automobile manufacturer has invested $1.3 billion in a 150,000 car plant in San Jose...
Photo credit: Old Mercedes Benz by lusikkolbaskin Mexico is the eighth largest automotive producer in the world. The automobile industry represents 3.6% of the country’s GDP, of which 14% is of manufacturing output. According to a fact sheet published through the US Embassy in Mexico City, production has increased by a record breaking 12.01% in 2012, which comes to around three million cars that...
Photo credit: MotorBlog.com The interest in Mexico manufacturing is continuing to grow with additional automotive plants looking set to be built in the near future. Since announcement from Audi for creating their first plant for assembly and production in Mexico, automakers have found Mexico very likable for expanding automotive operations. Audi confirmed plans for a $1.3 billion plant which is...
Photo credit: Containers by tsuna72 Despite the global recession, Mexico is actively seeking out investment from Chinese companies. One of the major investment sectors being targeted is the automotive industry. With this in mind Mexico is participating in the Auto Shanghai annual event for the first time, to showcase Mexico’s suitability and meet with potential investors. There have already been...
I am a Mexican lawyer with experience in technology, energy, automotive, infrastructure and business. Worked for law firms, international companies and Government bodies on business advice, regulatory compliance and litigation.