Mazda to Set New Joint Venture in Mexico
30 Nov 2010, 15:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Mazda will invest between $355 and $475 million together with Sumitomo Corporation in a new joint venture in Mexico that will include a car plant to manufacture models for Lati...
Lamborghini Races into Mexico
29 Oct 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Raging Bull has reached Mexico - Lamborghini has announced that it has inaugurated two dealerships in the country.The first, Lamborghini Mexico City, was inaugurated on October 26 and is located...
GM Mexico Turns 75
28 Sep 2010, 14:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced today the company is celebrating 75 years since it began its operations in neighboring Mexico. Since then, the carmaker has became the largest investor, producer a...
Volkswagen Group Opening New Engine Plant in Mexico
23 Sep 2010, 09:21 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Volkswagen Group announced that it is opening a new plant in Silao in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato. The decision, which is part of the company’s long-term expansion strategy,...
Canada to Mexico on One Tank of Fuel
2 Sep 2010, 14:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Talk about hypermiling (you know, that way of driving which allows you not to burn fuel like crazy)... An American entrepreneur with lots of spare time at his disposal and the willingness to prove a...
Ford Find of the Way: Yucatan Iguana
26 Aug 2010, 05:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / July 29 was a day of smiles and a well deserved break from the daily mechanical chatter at Ford's Van Dyke Transmission Plant, as the workers unloading a bunch of parts coming all the way from ...
Hitachi Parts Shortage Idles Nissan US
15 Jul 2010, 08:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Problems with the shipping process which prevented Japanese supplier Hitachi from sending integrated circuits for engine control units to the US has made Japanese manufacturer Nissan halt production...
Top Motorcycle Brand in Mexico: Italika
1 Jun 2010, 07:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Not only did Grupo Elektra’s Italika brand recently celebrated its fifth anniversary, but the company also announced it has established itself as the leading seller of motorcycles in Mexico, w...
2011 Ford Fiesta Enters Production in Mexico
12 May 2010, 07:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced yesterday the very much anticipated new Fiesta model has entered production at its Cuautitlán Stamping and Assembly Plant (CSAP) in Mexico. The facility, ...
2010 KTM ISDE Heads to Mexico
24 Mar 2010, 13:34 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / KTM recently revealed its plans for this year’s International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) program, due to be held in Morelia, Mexico, on November 1-6. KTM offers again full support to riders who wa...
FIA WTCC Mexico Round Cancelled
9 Mar 2010, 10:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / This year's season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship could be reduced to only 11 rounds, as it was confirmed that the Mexico round of the 2010 series, initially scheduled to take place ...
Fiat 500 Built in Mexico to Help Chrysler
9 Feb 2010, 11:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mexico will become a strategic location for Chrysler’s financial recovery, as the Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne told Reuters that the company could build 130,000 Fiat 500s in the coun...
Changan Auto Delays US Launch
24 Nov 2009, 11:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Changan Auto, who is aiming to establish a new factory in Mexico and expand its offering in North America, is slowing down plans to build the new factory, company representatives said. Changan is st...
Renault-Nissan, Mexico City Sign EV Deal
30 Oct 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Renault-Nissan continues its zero-emission mobility with a new agreement, this time signed with Mexico City for the promotion of electric transportation means. Curiously, Mexico City will thus becom...
Nissan Leaf in Mexico City by 2011
30 Oct 2009, 09:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese manufacturer Nissan will bring the all-electric Leaf in Mexico City by 2011 following a new agreement signed by the company with Mexican authorities. Nissan initially planned to launch the ...
Chrysler to Build 100,000 Fiat 500 in Mexico
19 Oct 2009, 10:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of the Fiat - Chrysler alliance, the Italian carmaker will bring several new models in the United States but the 500 mini car will be the only one to be sold under the Fiat badge. The car is...
VW Gives in to Mexican Union
23 Aug 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / …or what a well organized strike can do. German manufacturer Volkswagen announced yesterday that the company’s management reached an agreement late on Saturday to give workers at its ...
VW Mexico, Union Resume Negotiations
21 Aug 2009, 13:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After failing to reach an agreement on Thursday, the board of the Mexican division belonging to Volkswagen and union representatives will resume talks on Friday. This way, the management hopes to co...
Mexican Cash for Clunkers Still Disappointing
21 Aug 2009, 10:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The success of the US Car Allowance Rebate System wowed everybody around the world so other countries are trying to follow the American example in order to revive their local auto sectors. Unfortuna...
Strikers Shut Down VW Mexico Plant
19 Aug 2009, 09:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We're not there yet, but it appears that the civil war we've seen in South Korea at SsangYong's production facility is a source of inspiration for unsatisfied workers around the world...