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Toyota automotive plant located in the border city of Tijuana (Baja California)

Toyota announces US $1.4B investment in its Mexico factories

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Toyota said that the investment will also incorporate new technologies that optimize resource use and reduce emissions.
Marcelo Ebrard looks over his glasses

Ebrard seeks meeting with Elon Musk to discuss future of Tesla...

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Musk put the factory on pause in July, in response to tariffs threatened by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
A woman looks at fruit and vegetables in a Mexican market, with the prices marked

Surging produce prices pushed up inflation in October

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Climatic conditions have caused major swings in produce prices this year, but winter weather is expected to bring relief.
Façade of a BYD facility in Mexico.

BYD CEO: US election results do not change investment plans in Mexico

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Jorge Vallejo, BYD’s general director in Mexico, said that the firm had narrowed the list of potential plant locations to three candidate states.
The news magazine Expansión reports that Mazatlán port officials hope to exceed 180,000 new vehicle imports by the end of 2024.

Is Mazatlán’s port prepared for the influx of Chinese vehicles to Mexico?

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Increased investment in Sinaloa's port infrastructure could make the state an entrepôt par excellence for car imports from Asia.
The electronics manufacturing services company Flex with Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro

Silicon Valley companies plan to invest US $890M in Jalisco in 2025

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Among the tech companies planning to invest in Jalisco are Flex, ASE Group, Jabil and Bosch.

Kawasaki inaugurates US $200M new plant in Nuevo León

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The new Salinas Victoria factory is already beginning to produce off-road vehicles and Jet Skis.
Shandong Golden Empire manufacturing demonstration with a white car frame in a conference hall and blue robotic arms on either side of the frame manipulating auto parts

Shandong Golden Empire invests US $165M in San Luis Potosí

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Shandong Golden Empire is the tenth Chinese firm to make manufacturing investment commitments in the central Mexican state since last year.
A monitor in a Chinese EV

Mexico raises trade concerns over US plan to ban Chinese car software

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The proposed ban wouldn't just affect Chinese companies but any automaker that uses Chinese technology in their vehicles.
A man works at a car manufacturing plant, representing a decrease in unemployment in Mexico

World Bank: Nearshoring currently accounts for 0.2% of Mexican GDP

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Though northern border and Bajío region states are the "big winners" so far, a federal plan aims help other areas of the country catch up.
Two people swim in the turquoise waters of the Xcaret Hotel in Quintana Roo

Grupo Xcaret to invest US $700M in Quintana Roo

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New infrastructure and construction will increase the Xcaret Hotel complex’s capacity to 1,800 rooms in 10 buildings, Grupo Xcaret said in a statement.
Steel tubes, probably produced in Mexico

Zekelman Industries files suit against Mexico for steel dumping and trade violations

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Zekelman is accusing Mexico of acting as an illegal backdoor to Chinese imports, allowing those products to evade tariffs.
Four shipping containers in various shades of red and blue piled atop each other

Uber Freight expands services in Mexico, citing nearshoring opportunities

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Uber Freight's new facility in Nuevo Laredo is a response to a more than 70% annual increase in shipping requests between the U.S. and Mexico.
Man in a T-shirt and slacks putting a paper ballot into a box with a printout of the US flag in a room where people in the background are on laptops at a table and a U.S. flag is pinned to the wall.

How might Mexico’s peso react to the US elections?

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Whether Trump or Harris wins the presidency, experts see possible danger for the peso, even with the candidates' very different trade rhetoric.
A Ram 2500 moves along the production line in a factory

Automaker Stellantis is expanding in Coahuila as US factory nears capacity

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The expanded facility in Saltillo will act as a 'release valve' for US plants that will soon reach capacity, the CEO said.
Carlos SLim and Claudia Sheinbaum walking and talking together on a sidewalk in Mexico City

Carlos Slim says President Sheinbaum’s plans will boost investment in Mexico

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After meeting with Sheinbaum Tuesday, billionaire Carlos Slim professed confidence in Sheinbaum's plans to attract nearshoring investment.