Mexico inversiones investments safran BMW Renault Nissan Toyota KIA VW Volskwagen Tesla BYD

In August 2024, Nissan slightly surpassed General Motors in vehicle production. In the cumulative national figure from January to August 2024, more than 2.6 million cars were produced, while exports have grown by 7.4%.

Mexico: +15.09% in foreign direct investment for the auto parts sector in the first half of 2024, with 1,634 million dollars and production reached 63,336 million dollars.

Germany leads as the country of origin of FDI with a share of 47.3%, followed by Japan (20.2%) and South Korea (11%), during the first half of 2024. The main destinations of investment are: the State of Mexico (16.95%), Chihuahua (13.59%), Querétaro (11.16%), Guanajuato (11.14%) and Coahuila (11.08%). Mexico remains the main supplier of auto parts to the United States, with a share of 43%.

Mexico surpasses Canada and China for imports into the US. During 2023, Mexico represented 15.4 % of total imports of products to the United States, surpassing Canada (13.8 %), and that of China (13.4 %). Mexico will produce more cars in 2024 than Germany.

Investments 2024 in Mexico : China, Germany and Mexico in first position for investments in Mexico with 17.6% each. The United States, in fifth position, tied with South Korea. India appears for the first time in seventh place with investments such as BRAKES INDIA. Consequently, the Mexican trade balance with the United States is in surplus and is expected to reach 249 billion dollars in 2024.

Mexico : more than 2,200 automotive plants, whether OEM, Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3

The highest figure in the history of auto parts production in Mexico was reached, June 2023, with 10,569 million dollars. In 2023, Mexico produced more vehicles than Brazil.

Querétaro stands out as the main investment destination with 16%, followed by the State of Mexico (12%), Nuevo León (9%), Coahuila (5%) and Sinaloa (4%).

Mexico is the main vehicle exporter to the United States and a quarter of all cars in that country come from Mexico, according to information from the World Bank.

Auto parts in Mexico reached 121,158 million dollars in 2023 and auto parts production in 2024 is expected to rise to 126,000 million dollars. The production of 318,735 units in February 2024 means an increase of 7.8% compared to the same period in 2023. In the first two months there were 625,804 units (+8.6%). In exports, there were 282,608 units, an increase of 22.6% compared to February 2023, and in the first two months of the year 536,975 units were exported, (+14.6% compared to last year).

Mexico first quater 2024 : 18 new investments total $3,083 million dollars

Stellantis production of electric vehicles at its Toluca plant, with an investment of 1.6 billion dollars.

Valeo : new Mobile Technology Center in Querétaro with an investment of 165 million dollars, creating 500 jobs.

The Volvo Group build a US$ 700 millon new heavy-duty truck manufacturing plant in Mexico to supplement the Group’s U.S. production. The plant will provide additional capacity to support the growth plans of both Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks in the U.S. and Canadian markets, and support Mack truck sales in Mexico and Latin America. The plant is expected to be operational in 2026.

Diehl Aviation began construction of its first plant in America, located in Querétaro, with an investment of 900 million pesos. The plant will produce compartments for the Airbus A220.

Kyungshin, a South Korean Tier 1 company dedicated to the manufacture of automotive harnesses, will generate more than 1,300 new direct jobs in the first phase of its plant located in Ciudad Obregón.

IKD : 173 million dollars to produce aluminum auto parts for electric vehicles,

ZS Automotive Components: 400 million dollars in San Luis Potosí and will export all of its production to Tesla, Volvo and BMW in the United States

Aspen Aerogels: 270 million dollars in Nuevo León to build two battery plants

ZC Rubber invest 600 million dollars in Saltillo - ZC is the largest largest automotive tire supplier in China.

Sinbon Electronics invests 100 million dollars in a new plant in San Luis Potosí, to produce electrical components for the automotive industry.

Kongsberg Automotive opens a new plant in Ramos Arizpe, for the manufacturing of Powertrain Control Systems products.

The first Jeep electric destined for the United States market will be manufactured in Mexico, at the Stellantis plant located in Toluca from this year.

ZF Foxconn Chassis Modules: new plant in Toluca to produce axles for electric vehicles - investment of 39.6 million euros, with 150 jobs. This fourth plant in Mexico will begin operations in July 2024

The General Motors plant in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, will begin production of the Cadillac OPTIQ in the last quarter of the year. This plant will be consolidated as the production center for this new electric model, destined for North America.

Audi México will invest more than 1 Billion euros to produce electric vehicles with E-Tron technology at its plant located in San José Chiapa, Mexico.

Schneider Electric : new quarterly plant - investment 29.4 MDD to produce electrical tables and will export production to North America.

SYPRIS TECHNOLOGIES, RASSINI, CIDESI, OTHEC TRUPER,THECSUR, CARTUTEK, DANFOSS, COMBULEX,
FORD, VW VOLSKWAGEN, ITP, GENERAL MOTORS, BMW GROUP, TOYOTA, HONDA, DAIMLER, GKN, BODYCOTE, MESSIER- SAFRAN, ARBOMEX, TREMEC TRANSMISSIONS, DANA GROUP, AAM, NITROGAS, TERNIUM, THYSSENKRUPP, FORJA DE MONTERREY, GM TOLUCA, FABRICA DE ARMAMIENTOS DE LA SECRETARIA DE LA DEFENSA NACIONAL, EATON TRANSMISSIONS, REGAL, ITR, ALAXIA, AERNNOVA, CIDETEC, UNAQ, IMT, HITCHINER, NEMAK, MARTINREA HONSEL, PROYEXTOS TECNICOS Y MECANICOS DE ACERO, Hirschvogel Components México, EJOT ATF, Tratamientos Térmicos Avanzados, TECNOLOGICO NACIONAL DE MÉXICO, BRASMEXA, ALTA TECNOLOGIA EN TRATAMIENTOS TERMICOS, INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE MORELIA, Temper de Guadalajara SA de CV, Tratamientos Ferrotermicos S.A.S., TERNIUM, ETSA, LAUAK, TERMPROCES, DANA, CIDESI, TTQ QUERETARO, MHISA, TRATAMIENTOS TERMICOS DE AGUACALIENTES, THYSSENKRUPP, Tubos de Acero de México, Grupo ABX, FUCASA S.A. de C.V., Brovedani Reme México, Grupo SMM, ACERLAN Matrix Metals, PCC Aero, SEDENA - Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, etc. presents in past events

Minebea Mitsumi, a Tier 1 Japanese company producing near Querétaro up to 1.8 million parts annually for Honda. They seek to close 2024 with sales of 122 million dollars.

Nissan + 17.3% in its production, reaching (219,006 produced between January and April 2024).

General Motors +16.9% against 2023. (290,512 units since the beginning of 2024)

Ford +23.0% (128,188).
Audi in San José Chiapa, Puebla, JAC, BMW, etc.

Brakes India invests 70 million dollars for a new foundry of 60.000 tons per year for brake components, steering knuckles, engine parts, chassis and turbochargers in spheroidal graphite iron and gray iron.

The foundry near Querétaro, in Aguascalientes, will be operational 2026 with two plants and two phases, 700 new jobs will be generated.

Brakes India produces 186.000 tons of casting for safety components such as brakes and chassis parts with 42.000 employees in 36 manufacturing factories distributed in various parts of India and Oman.

HELVEX, TRUPER, GRUPO VASCONIA, BRAKES India, LINGOTES DEL CENTRO - LINCE, SYPRIS TECHNOLOGIES, MERASI, Nemak, Dana, ITP, HELVEX, ACERLAN SA de CV , Martinrea Honsel , Delaware Dynamics , Hella, Magna, Hitchiner Manufacturing Co. Inc, BOSCH, Montupet, Tupy, albronsa, Comimsa, ITP, GIXSA, LE BELIER, SWARS, METALURGICA DE SANTANDER, GREDE, INDUSTRIAL METALMECANICA, FMS MANUFACTORAS SA DE CV, GRUPO AZINSA, GRUPO LATTICE, IPN , Volkswagen de México S.A de C.V., Brake Parts Inc , Fundidora de Cananea, S.A. de C.V (FUCASA), FORD, Kitagawa México, Mercedes Benz Daimler Mexico, Howden, Metalexchangers, Comimsa, inggesco, Dienterprise, Fucasa , Fariem, TSTM Mexico, ADN Energía, Audubon Metals, Northwest Die Casting, Agroprocesos, Inamesa, Hierro Recuperado Sa de CV, Bosch Rexroth USA, Aernnova, FUNDICION TEZOLUCA, Gurosa, Olympic Foundry , Albatechma, Industria Real, Industria Real, TST, Inc., Temper de Guadalajara, Parker Trutec Mexicana , Hot Isostatic Pressing | Kittyhawk, Mayflower Consulting – Light-Weighting Consultant, Plattco Corporation: Industrial Valves & Gates, RONAL GROUP, Jassos Steel Foundry, TMD Friction, Aceros Del Peru Acepesac, PTM, DIECASTING CELAYA / DCC, etc. presentes en las precedentes JORNADA FUNDICION MEXICO.

China, Germany and Mexico in first position for investments in Mexico with 17.6% each. The United States, in fifth position, tied with South Korea, India appears for the first time in seventh place with investments such as BRAKES INDIA. Consequently, the Mexican trade balance with the United States is in surplus and is expected to reach 249 billion dollars in 2024.

Lemtech, Tier 2 of Taiwan, invests 10 million dollars in Querétaro for the production of metal stamping for the Mexican automotive industry.

Nexteer Automotive Mexico, with its new Technical Center, completely moves its activity from the United States to Mexico.

Nexteer Automotive Mexico has announced its plan to relocate 13 suppliers in the metal-mechanical sector from China to Mexico in the next two years.

The new 170,000-meter plant will begin producing conventional Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks heavy truck models in 2026. The plant will include a final assembly warehouse, body production and painting.

Volvo has a bus plant for 25 years in Tultitlán, Mexico, with production of 300 units per year.

BYD wants to win the electric car race in Mexico against Elon Musk and Tesla... The Chinese company is already studying building a plant in Mexico for the production of its units. There is a lot of talk about the Queretaro area.

New Plant in Spain 1,881 million units in 2023: Chery, the main exporter of passenger cars from China for 21 consecutive years! Chery announces two international agreements to set up factories in Spain and Vietnam. Chirey also considers Mexico to expand throughout Latin America.

Mexico 1700 hectares - under construction starting March 4 th 2024 !
Texas 1460 hectares - model Y 260.000/Y Cybertruck 150.000/Y
Nevada: 1400 hectares - Tesla Semi, bateries etc
Lithium Tx 650 hectares - under construction
Berlin 448hectares - model Y 370.000/Y
Shangai 212 hectares - model 3 /Y 950.000/Y
Fremont CA 42 hectares - model 3/Y 550.000/Y model S 100.000/Y
New York 42 hectares - solar roof Superchargers
Megafactor CA 20 hectares - Megapack

SYPRIS TECHNOLOGIES,BRAKES INDIA, RASSINI, CIDESI, OTHEC TRUPER,THECSUR, CARTUTEK, DANFOSS, COMBULEX,
FORD, VW VOLSKWAGEN, ITP, GENERAL MOTORS, BMW GROUP, TOYOTA, HONDA, DAIMLER, GKN, BODYCOTE, MESSIER- SAFRAN, ARBOMEX, TREMEC TRANSMISSIONS, DANA GROUP, AAM, NITROGAS, TERNIUM, THYSSENKRUPP, FORJA DE MONTERREY, GM TOLUCA, FABRICA DE ARMAMIENTOS DE LA SECRETARIA DE LA DEFENSA NACIONAL, EATON TRANSMISSIONS, REGAL, ITR, ALAXIA, AERNNOVA, CIDETEC, UNAQ, IMT, HITCHINER, NEMAK, MARTINREA HONSEL, PROYEXTOS TECNICOS Y MECANICOS DE ACERO, Hirschvogel Components México, EJOT ATF, Tratamientos Térmicos Avanzados, TECNOLOGICO NACIONAL DE MÉXICO, BRASMEXA, ALTA TECNOLOGIA EN TRATAMIENTOS TERMICOS, INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE MORELIA, Temper de Guadalajara SA de CV, Tratamientos Ferrotermicos S.A.S., TERNIUM, ETSA, LAUAK, TERMPROCES, DANA, CIDESI, TTQ QUERETARO, MHISA, TRATAMIENTOS TERMICOS DE AGUACALIENTES, THYSSENKRUPP, Tubos de Acero de México, Grupo ABX, FUCASA S.A. de C.V., Brovedani Reme México, Grupo SMM, ACERLAN Matrix Metals, PCC Aero, SEDENA - Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, etc. presents in past events

CSMET directly supply liquid aluminum alloy in medium and long distance. Therefore, it greatly saves the manufacturing cost and reduces the environmental emission for the downstream die casting enterprises.
Adhering to the business strategy of "liquid aluminum transportation service" also enables the company to achieve rapid development. In 2020, the Group manufactured and sold 350,000 tons of aluminum alloy, with sales revenue exceeding 5 billion yuan meanwhile the newly-built Baotou project was put into operation.

MELECS is one of the main providers of electronics and harness manufacturing services for the aeronautical and industrial sector in Querétaro.

Magna announces investment of 166 million dollars in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila to produce structural parts for electric vehicles in Mexico.

In the first half of 2023, foreign direct investment (FDI) in auto parts increased by 39%, and the production of automotive components grew 17.51% from January to June 2023, with a forecast for the end of the year of 115,802 million dollars .

Tesla install NEW electric car plant in Mexico with an investment of 10 billion dollars

Tesla invest about $5 billion in Phase 1 of the factory, whith about 5,000 people. In the next phase of expansion, the company will invest another $5 billion and hire 5,000 more employees. Thus, the total will be $10 billion, generating 10,000 direct jobs. Giga Mexico will also create about 25,000 indirect jobs. The production will be 1 million cars per year.

With the Tesla GigaFactory producing 1 Million cars in 2024, Mexico will be producing more cars than Germany.

TESLA Regenerative braking significantly reduces wear & tear on the brake pads, saving you money as they last longer. Also helps maximize vehicle efficiency ( source TESLA X)

In the last three years, the steel industry in Mexico made investments of more than 3.58 billion dollars, and investments of 4.2 billion dollars are also expected, which favors the substitution of imports and the strengthening of national production.

Mexico is a largest steel producer and employs 700,000 people including indirect jobs, and has export capacity to 169 countries.

Mexico surpassed Canada and China for imports into the US. During the period from January to May 2023, Mexico represented 15.4 % of total imports of products to the United States, surpassing Canada (13.8 %), and that of China (13.4 %).

For SKF's third plant in Mexico, suppliers are investing to be close (Asian, European and North American suppliers), reported Kerstin Enochsson, global automotive president of SKF.

Potronics, a Korean company in the automotive sector, arrives in Querétaro, investing four million dollars and creating 150 jobs. 75 Korean companies are established in Querétaro and have invested a total of 9,135 million dollars from 2006 to the first quarter of 2023. The investment is added to the 45 completed projects of 26,715 million pesos and the creation of 12,790 jobs. There are 56 companies in the pipeline for an investment of more than 90,000 million pesos.

Ford increases factory capacity from 67% to 130,000 cars a year for its electric Mustang Mach-E in Cuautitlán, Edomex

GM is investing $1 billion to build electric versions of the Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox SUVs in Mexico starting later this year.

BMW has announced a new investment of 866 million dollars for its plant in San Luis Potosí.

Mexico is the main vehicle exporter to the United States and a quarter of all cars in that country come from Mexico, according to information from the World Bank.

Mexico is the OECD country with the most hours at work. Mexicans work 2,137 hours a year (2019 data); while OECD countries have an average of 1,730 hours.

The Kia plant in Pesquería has a production capacity of 400,000 vehicles per year and generates jobs for around 3,000 people. Kia will expand its plant in Pesquería and produce its EV9 model

China's largest producer of aluminium alloy bars, Innovation New Material Technology, has announced intentions to invest USD197 million in a factory in Mexico.

Latin American foreign investment grows strongly with a growth of 75% in 2022, up to a historical maximum of 73,000 million dollars+ 55% Direct Investment.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) captured by Mexico in the first half of 2021 was 18 thousand 433 million dollars, the highest amount since 2013, (Ministry of Economy).

Jan and Feb 2021 trade generated US$ 96 billion, surpassing China.
Exports to USA are $56 billion and import 40 billion

With the Tesla GigaFactory producing 1 Millon cars in 2024, Mexico will be producing more cars than Germany.

MEXICO HEAT TREATMENT CONGRESS - QUERETARO infoWatch video MEXICO HEAT TREATMENT CONGRESS 2022

The Thyssenkrupp Dynamic Components plant in San Miguel de Allende achieves a new production record in 2022. In January, the millionth camshaft module rolled off the line. It is the fifth year of production of powertrain components in San Miguel de Allende.

DEACERO : new investment of US$ 587 million to increase its production capacity between 2022 and 2024

50% of the investment will be made between 2023 and 2024 to increase production by an additional one million tons per year. This in order to serve the domestic market.

New plant Bosch in Mexico : investement 260 million dollars, 1,500 new jobs, for the manufacture of 600,000 high-tech refrigerators per year. The investment of 430 thousand square meters, begins to operate in the summer of 2024. This will be the fifteenth Bosch plant in Mexico.

The Mexican market continues to be one of the most thriving for Spanish companies.

The most outstanding sectors so far in 2022 are the automobile, with the sale of engines and various components, and the furniture sector.

Spanish exports to Latin America in July 2022 grew by 22.4% year-on-year. Between January and July, growth was 32.9%.

Key to this growth was Mexico, which so far this year has already accounted for more than 2,920 million euros for Spanish companies. In fact, only in July it moved 458 million between the different sectors involved.

Teksid foundry in Monclova, Mexico orders an automated ladle tracking system from SinterCast.
The SinterCast Ladle Tracker® will be installed during the autumn of 2022.

New foundry Le Bélier with 398 direct jobs in this T1 supply plant for the reconfiguration of the automotive industry towards electric cars.

The CEO Yan Chen and the director of Le Bélier México, Ange Karl Rasidy, were present at the opening ceremony. Le Bélier is a global corporation, specialized in the manufacture of precision molded aluminum components for the automotive and aeronautical sectors, mainly braking systems, chassis, structure and air intake, with 4.0 technology.

To benefit from zero customs tariffs, the T-MEC defines transition periods to meet Mexico content value in the automotive industry; in light vehicles and light trucks, it started on July 1, 2020 with a regional content value of 66%, 2021 at 69%, 72% for 2022, and for July 1, 2023, 75%. Mexico is the first commercial partner of the USA

The new plant in Deacero in Coahuila will have a capacity of 180,000 tons per year, 120,000 will be galvanized.

20,000 square meters of production areas and 100,000 square meters of land will be needed. The first stage of construction in 2022 and 2023.

In the second stage, from 2024 to 2026, production areas will be added 20,000 square meters to increase the processing capacity to 315,000 tons per year.

Deacero was born in 1952 in a small warehouse in downtown Monterrey, Nuevo León, México with a dozen workers. Since then, Deacero has grown in a sustained way until becoming a leader producer of long steel, wires and reinforcing steel.

The new plant multiplies by four the extension of its first with 16,000 square metersnd ain terms of production capacity can reach almost 30 tons per day.

Lear Corporation announced a few weeks ago the investment of 20 million dollars to expand the operations of its plant in Arteaga, Coahuila, for the manufacture of seat structures for commercial and work vehicles. An additional investment of 800 million pesos is now planned, with 3,000 new jobs.

General Motors increase production of the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain in Mexico.

The San Luis Potosí plant, but be hiring of 1,300 new employees to increase the production volume starting from the first quarter of the year. As such, that figure will represent a significant 23 percent increase in the plant’s workforce to 6,700 employees at the plant.

Unlike the Chevy Equinox which is also made in Canada and China, the Mexican complex is the only facility where GMC’s compact crossover is currently produced to cover the U.S. market, in addition to Canada, the Middle East and Mexico.

Martinrea: investment of 155 million dollars in Querétaro to expand production to produce 2 million parts for BMW, Ford, Honda.
668 new jobs created

Mexico is the largest export market for U.S. automotive parts and the fifth-largest producer of automotive parts worldwide with USD 78 billion in annual revenues.

Mexico is the leading global exporter of tractor trucks, exporting 94.5 percent of its production to the United States. Mexico is also the fourth-largest exporter of heavy-duty vehicles for cargo, and the second-largest export market after Canada, for U.S. medium and heavy-duty trucks.

Ford México : the Cuautitlán Plant is in charge of producing the company's first fully electric vehicle for the entire world.

To achieve this, the plant had to undergo an 80% renovation of its entire infrastructure to become the Plant of the Future today.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Mexico captured 24,831.7 million dollars in the first nine months of this 2021, 5.7 percent more than in the same period of the previous year ( reported by The Ministry of Economy (SE)).

The preliminary foreign investment registered in the period January-September 2021 came from: 3,259 companies with participation of foreign capital; 3,721 trust contracts; and 23 foreign legal entities By country of origin: the United States, Mexico's main trading partner, contributed 49.6 percent of the amount. The rest came from: Spain, with 10.7 percent; Japan, with 6.3 percent; Germany, with 5.3 percent; and Canada, with 5.2 percent. The remaining 22.9 percent came from other countries.

Horizontec: new aircraft factory in Guanajuato The Mexican company Horizontec laid the first stone of its Halcón 1 and 2 aircraft manufacturing and assembly plant. With an investment of 10 million dollars and the generation of 140 specialized jobs.

Kloeckner Metals invests now in a second plant, in Querétaro to start operations in June 2022.

Investment of 8 million dollars: steel in carbon, high resistance, non-ferrous metals such as aluminum and stainless steel for the market of the automotive industry, the appliance sector and white line.

Kohler is a leading American company in the production and design of glyphs, kitchen furniture, bathroom and decorative products, and energy, hospitals.The new Guanajuato plant generates 886 direct jobs.

ArcelorMittal : $1 bil hot strip mill in Mexico
ArcelorMittal completed construction of the new 2.5 million mt/year hot strip mill at its Mexican Lazaro Cardenas plant, producing the first coil on Dec. 15, the company said in a statement.
The new mill will start operations in January, taking the plant’s capacity to 5.3 million mt/y
ArcelorMittal operates eight sites that produce flats across the US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil, and 15 sites in Europe. For long carbon : 15 sites in the Americas and 17 integrated and mini-mill facilities in nine European countries.

Holger Nestler, CEO Volkswagen de México, informed that VW “ started production of the 2022 Jetta for the U.S. market!
In its seven generations and for more than 40 years, our Jetta is the most produced model in Volkswagen de Mexico, with more than 6 million units. This January we began production of the 2022 model year for the United States."

Quantum Motors, a Bolivian brand specialized in electric vehicles, will begin production in Mexico at the end of 2021 to cover the Latin American market. Quantum Motors produces electric cars, tricycles, bicycles and more for urban mobility that can accommodate three people and charge from a household outlet.

Volkswagen will invest R$7 billion between 2022 and 2026 in Latin America to further strengthen its competitive position in this important market and prepare for sustainable profitability.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) captured by Mexico in the first half of this year was 18 thousand 433 million dollars, the highest amount since 2013, (Ministry of Economy). There was a growth of 2.6% with respect to the 17 thousand 969.3 million registered dollars.

The United States continues to be the largest investor in the first six months of 2021 with 50.8 percent, followed by Spain with 9.1, the United Kingdom and Germany, each with 5.9, Luxembourg 5.3 percent.etc

Last year, the Ministry of Economy announced that Mexico captured 17.9 billion dollars in the first six months, which the central bank later adjusted to 24 billion.

Production of the new BMW 2 Series Coupé, a model designed and produced 100% in Mexico, began in San Luis Potosí, September 2, 2021.

Each unit only needs 5 days of production, with 220 OEM BMW suppliers in Mexico.

Semiconductors: not a problem for BMW. BMW is flexible in its processes and can source semiconductors. Alexander W. Wehr confirmed that BMW has not been affected by this issue.

The new BMW Mexico plant in San Luis Potosí cost more than one billion dollars has the capacity to produce about 175,000 units annually, exporting to many countries and Europe the new generation of Series 3 in more than 70,000 square meters and 300 hectarias of land, with more than 2000 employees. BMW video https://youtu.be/ORnwJr4ps14

26,243 million dollars from Direct Foreign Investment (FDI) are exected by he Ministry of Economy in 2021. The 2022 amount is $ 27.033 million

It is the third important investment of ZKW in Mexico: ZKW has clients in Mexico such as AUDI, BMW, Volvo, Mercedez Benz, Volkswagen, and General Motors. The first investment was 74 million dollars in 2014 The second of 58 million dollars in Silao With this third investment of 102 million, 830 jobs are generated to produce 3.5 million lighthouses per year .
ZKW México develops, industrializes and produces lighting and electronic systems for the automotive industry. ZKW México has a base of around 700 suppliers, national and foreign.

Dana : $ 120 million new factory
The new factory will have more than 30,000 square meters in Escobedo (starting now half contruction)
Total investment 2021-2026 is 120 million dollars. with 40 million in 2021.
Dana second quater : excellent results
- Sales of $2.2 billion, an increase of $1.1 billion, margin of 10.6 percent of sales ( 2021 target is Sales of $8.5 to $9.0 billion)

Daimler Trucks invests now more than 30 million dollars in its plant in Santiago Tianguistenco, in Mexico. The investment is for the E-COAT project as well as the chassis production and logistics areas. The Santiago Tianguistenco plant has the most flexible and advanced facilities in the brand's North America region.

GIS announces an investment for 30 million dollars for the capacity expansion of its auto parts casting plant from its Draxton business in San Luis Potosí to start operations during the last quarter of the year 2022.

It will allow to increase in 30 thousand annual tons its capacity installed to reach 620 thousand annual tons of casting.

GIS is a global company of Mexican origin with 18 plants: 10 in Mexico, 7 in Europe and one in China that serves the markets: automotive, construction and home.

FYMSA is a Mexican company dedicated to casting, machining and industrial modeling processes, with shot blasting and machining for clients such as Nemak, Metaldyne, Mahle, John Deere.

FYMSA will reach a monthly capacity of 600 tons in 2022 and 1,000 tons in 2023 for electric cars and aluminum alloys for structural battery components.

In Mexico, Volkswagen has implemented collaborative robots (cobots) that perform final inspection checks and measure the accuracy of the space. On the Tiguan line in Puebla, a cobot measures 26 control points in less than a minute, the first application of this technology in the global Volkswagen Group.

With this new auto parts production plant, the company will build a high-tech laboratory.

With a first investment of 9.8 million dollars, Denso began the third expansion of its plant located in Silao, Guanajuato. Other investments are foreseen.

Le Bélier starts the construction of a second auto parts plant in San Miguel Allende, with an investment of 68 million dollars, for aluminum automotive parts in 23,500 square meters.

The first plant is Le Bélier Querétaro, located in the Benito Juárez Industrial Zone, for product design, tooling, prototype to machined part, passing through its main activities: Design Office, Tooling, Foundry and Machining.

Autoliv, the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, announced the construction in June 2021 of a new steering wheel manufacturing plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. When fully operational the 30,000 sqm/322,000 sq ft facility will have the potential to employ up to 3,000 people.

The German firm ZF Group announces a plant and a high-tech manufacturing and development center , which will be operational by the end of 2022. The plant will develop high-tech cameras, security systems and parts for vehicles with a team of 800 highly specialized employees, the majority of them engineers, administrators, financiers and mechatronics experts.

Alstom Transport México, Bombardier Transportation México : 1.3 billion euros contract

Alstom Transport Mexico, Bombardier Transportation México, Gami Ingeniería e instalaciones and Construcciones Urales Procesos Industriales will deliver the Tren Maya for 1.3 billion euros. Alstom will manufacture the 42 trains at its Ciudad Sahagún Hidalgo plant.

Martinrea International : expansion of its plant in Coahuila ( 20 million dollars) in 2021

FRS builds third plant in Mexico; invests 16 million The subsidiary company of the Park Ohio group with customers such as Nissan, Ford, GM and Stellantis

Assembly Components segment operates what we believe is one of the few aluminum component suppliers that has the capability to provide a wide range of high-volume, high-quality products utilizing a broad range of processes including gravity and low pressure permanent mold, die-cast and lost-foam, as well as emerging alternative casting technologies.

Engineered Products segment operates a diverse group of niche manufacturing businesses that design and manufacture a broad range of highly-engineered products, including induction heating and melting systems, tube & pipe threading and bending systems, as well as forged and machined components. The principal induction heating and melting business designs and manufactures world class equipment for the foundry, heat treating, bar & tube (OCTG & API), steel processing, strip heating, forging & forming, and vacuum induction melting industries.

European electric car manufacturer e.GO, plans to build a production plant in Mexico with Questum firm.

New TERNIUM hot rolling plant of 4.4 million tons per year, has a rolling mill almost one kilometer long in Nuevo León, Mexico.

The location of the new facilities was a strategic decision with a view to meeting the demand for specialized and sophisticated steels that emerged after the signing of the T-MEC, especially in the automotive sector. See video https://mx.ternium.com/es

Eberspächer ( Germany) inaugurated a plant Coahuila (25 million dollars) to produce exhaust systems, filter components and catalytic converters for the automotive industry.

AT Engine inaugurated a plant located in the Hermosillo Norte Industrial Park ( 200 million dollars) to manufacture new generation aircraft turbine components

Dart Aerospace inaugurated its new 6,500-square-meter plant in the Chihuahua Sur Industrial Park for 3.6 million dollars to manufacture parts, components and equipment for airplanes and helicopters.

General Motors invests more than 1 Billion dollars in its plant in Ramos Arizpe

GM Ramos Arizpe will continue to produce Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Blazer and Engines and Transmissions. With 5,600 employees in this plant for the national market and exports to more than 40 countries.

Francisco Garza, president of GM's Mexican unit, said he could not rule out adding a third production shift to the Ramos Arizpe facility in the near term.

Impro Industries has ordered a SinterCast System 4000 installation for its new foundry in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
60,000 tonnes per year. More info next edition of foundry magazine FUNDIDORES

Global Tool and Mold is a New Canadian Automotive Injection Mold Tool Designer and Manufacturer based in Mexico. They also provide Mold Services for Engineering Changes, Repairs, and General Maintenance.

Dürr de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
The Dürr site in Mexico is a modern factory located in Querétaro, one of the most dynamic and fastest growing regions.

It is strategically within reach of our most important customers. Covering an area of 29,000 m2, the site houses a training center, a state-of-the-art production area and a large office space for around 300 employees.

Design, simulation, planning, implementation and service - aircraft painting from one source. Whether small parts, structural components or complete aircraft, Dürr is your competent partner for painting. In addition, production software and exhaust air purification are also part of our range of services : • Automotive construction • Automotive subcontracting industry • The aviation industry • Chemical and pharmaceutical industry • Food and feed industry • Pressure and coating • Energy and Environment • Electricity and electronics • Metallurgical industry

Aerospace companies in Mexico
In Mexico 5 large clusters, located in the states of Querétaro, Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Nuevo León. Another cluster is starting in Guanajuato, Jalisco and in the southeast region in Yucatan.
368 national and international aerospace companies are present, all the important manufacturers of aeronautical parts.

This model will be manufactured in San José Chiapa for the whole world, except for China. The plant of San José Chiapa with more than 800 robots.

To benefit from zero customs tariffs, the T-MEC defines transition periods to meet regional content value in the automotive industry; in light vehicles and light trucks, it started on July 1, 2020 with a regional content value of 66%, 2021 at 69%, 72% for 2022, and for July 1, 2023, 75%.

Continental's new plant, with an investment of 52 million euros, starts production this year in Aguascalientes where electronic components, smart antennas, lighting control units and test control units will be produced.

The German company AT Engine is now starting an investment of more than 200 million dollars. The plant under construction in Hermosilla is 3.5 hectares.

GM and Honda decided in 2020 to develop EVs : GM will build a Honda EV crossover at Ramos Arizpe Assembly plant in Mexico .
In Mexico, the Ramos Arizpe Assembly plant currently builds Chevy Balzer with new investments to produce electric vehicles by 2024.

GM and Honda are working together on Cruise Origin shared autonomous vehicle. Honda investment has been US$ 2,7 billion in 2 years.

The 2020 Manufacture of transportation equipment represented 52.6 percent of the Manufacturing Production Value in the entity and showed an absolute variation of (+) 21 thousand 289 million pesos, that is, (+) 5.7 percent, with respect to the same period 2019.

Guanajuato ranks fourth nationwide in production value, with a manufacturing value of 745 thousand 880 million pesos during the year 2020, according to the annual report of indicators of the manufacturing sector.

The Motherson Group is, with 11.7 billion USD turnover is one of the 26 largest automotive TIER ( car, aerospace, medical..) in the world employing more than 135,000 people in 41 countries and 5 continents. The Indian Tier has 12 plants in Mexico.

Motherson Techno Precision México, located in San Luis Potosí near Querétaro, announced on Wednesday, January 13, an investment of 640 million pesos (about 33 million dollars) to set up a new production line at its plant in the Logistik II Industrial Park.

investments by 2021 in Querétaro: US$ 1,500 millon
"27 projects: 22 new projects and five expansions, which would represent, if all of them were completed, more than US$ 1,500 millon of investment", reports Marco del Prete Tercero, Secretary of State Sustainable Development (SEDESU) with the generation of 13,766 new jobs in Querétaro.

Querétaro in Dec 2020 : 27 projects (investment of US$ 590 million) and the creation of 5,269 new highly specialized jobs in the automotive, information technology, aeronautical, food and beverage sectors (investments mainly from the United States, Canada and Germany).

Tremec will Supply Cadillac Blackwing Manual Transmissions
the Blackwing manual transmissions for both models will be supplied by Tremec, Querétaro, Mexico.

It supplied the six-speed manual units for the first two CTS-V models, as well as the ATS-V, along with several Chevy Camaros and Corvettes.

Tremec will use 3D printed parts , to be fitted as standard to both the CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing.

CAF México manufactures 30 trains at its Huehuetoca plant, in the State of Mexico for Line LRT 1 of Metro Manila, Philippines.

It is part of the 225 million euro contract. The first unit of the 30 trains of eight cars has already been delivered. Full delivery in the first half of 2022.

"The Huehuetoca plant has doubled its capacity to 40 thousand square meters" said Maximiliano Zurita, director general de CAF México.

In the month of November, 312,184 light vehicles were produced (307,756 in November 2019)

Impregnadora del Bajío inaugurated its first plant with an investment of 1.8 million dollars to provide Impregnation services to castings of the automotive production chain and OEMs and powdered metal components.
It has become the first Mexican impregnation company validated by General Motors.

Two out of every thousand people employed in the manufacturing sector work in one of the 12 Bosch plants in Mexico. The San Luis Potosí plant (3,400 employees ) accounts for 20% of Bosch associates.

Due to covid, the San Luis Potosí plant produces masks for the care and protection of its associates on site. See video https://youtu.be/aSKjM_K4EdY

This plant was inaugurated in June 2019 and 67 million dollars were invested, which, added to the announcement of these days, gives a total of 93.4 million dollars.

Metal Technologies is a premier metal casting company that uses modern technology and a highly productive workforce to produce the best quality product. Since 1997, we have been a privately held, family owned company. Currently the plant's capacity is 30 thousand metric tons per year, and once the expansion is completed, the capacity will reach 65 thousand metric tons per year.

Mexico / October 2020: the investment plan of US $ 14 billon dollars corresponds to the second phase of a program announced last November, which included 147 confirmed investments valued at US $ 44,3 billion.

The FCA Supplier of the Year awards recognizes companies that have shown exceptional commitment to FCA, providing innovative and quality products and services.

" It is an honor to receive the award and in the name of the entire Metalsa family we really appreciate and value the partnership and trust” said Ciro Valdés, our President for the Light Vehicles Strategic Business Unit.

19.5% increase in investments in Querétaro

During the first half of 2020, Querétaro accumulated 160.2 million dollars of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) for the manufacture of parts for motor vehicles.
This is an increase of 19.5% when compared to the 134 million in 2019 (source Ministry of Economy).

Toyota: $ 170 million more in Mexico

The Toyota plant in Guanajuato began to produce in 2020, and now, it has to expand the production capacity, investing an additional 170 million dollars to the initial 700 million invested in the plant.

The Portuguese company Piccoli Green Technology LDA is investing 500 million pesos in the construction of a plant in Aguascalientes, which will become the first firm to produce electronic vehicles in Latin America, informed the global director of the brand Sergio Piccoli.

In addition, Sergio Piccoli communicated that the decision was based on corporate studies and analysis that showed that expanding to Mexico was the best option, given the opportunities, the workforce and the ideal conditions it has to establish a 100 percent electric manufacturing plant.

Piccoli Green Technology LDA is one of the leading electric vehicle technology industries and one of the leading suppliers of clean energy and electric mobility in Europe.

The Piccoli Motors industry started its business in 2013 with business development in the field of electric vehicles, with the expansion of the brand, the credibility and confidence of global growth, the company established the global business headquarters in Europe, currently the industry is focused on electric SUV model Link Smart, a vehicle with a range of 460 km per load, with a power of 156HP.

The industry's branches of business started together in mid-trouble global economic challenges faced by Tesla.INC.

Querétaro's automotive industry: 316 companies: 200 Tier 2, 104 Tier 1, seven original equipment manufacturers, four R&D centers.

The new rules of origin is an area of opportunity by reducing Asian imports of parts for electric vehicles, for example, since companies in these areas have begun to settle in Querétaro, that is, one of the benefits of the T-MEC would be customs facilities for SMEs and, therefore, greater exports of these.

5 new European and Asian investment projects in the automotive sector in Querétaro now.

The China MG automotive company announced its arrival in Mexico, where it is betting on the sale of light cars, trucks and green vehicles in the next 3 years.

MG, the ex-English carmaker is now owned by the Chinese SAIC Motors.

New models produced in Mexico in 2020

Ford brings new models to Mexican plants in 2020: the first electric Mustang, the Mustang Mach-E, is already produced at the Cuautitlán Izcalli plant.
Ford revives the Bronco: the first models are already being produced.
Volkswagen will begin a new SUV or Crossover.
Audi will produce the updated version of the Q5.
Mazda continues strong production of the recent CX-30.

Waldviertel automotive supplier continues expansion
“By purchasing a 15,000 m² plot of land and with an initial investment of US$ 11 million, we are solidifying our claim to be as close to the customer as possible. This positions us as a relevant player in one of the world’s most dynamic automotive markets. It also offers us an exciting opportunity to grow our market shares in North America”, says Herbert Auer, CEO of Pollmann International. The new plant is located near Querétaro.

Safran new factory in Chihuahua to manufacture the interiors of the passenger planes produced by Boeing.
The company's notification was received on July 1, the day on which the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada entered into force. 800 jobs created.

Valcourt, Quebec, July 2, 2020 – Bombardier Recreational Products - BRP announced today that it is increasing its manufacturing capacity with the construction of a new facility in Mexico to meet demand for its off-road vehicles (ORVs) business.

The planned facility represents an investment of an estimated CA$185M. BRP’s total capital expenditure for FY21 is now expected to be in a range of CA$275M to CA$300M. Site planning and construction are scheduled to begin within the next months, and the plant is expected to be ready for operation by Fall 2021.

The Puebla Component Plant of Volkswagen de México obtained first place in the 'Speed + 2019' competition, as the plant with the best results in assembly efficiency, out of a total of 23 Volkswagen Group factories.

This contest is carried out among the factories of the German automotive consortium that have component production processes.

A study says US companies that shift production from China cut costs by an additional 23% if they near-shored to Mexico.

AUDI manufactures the first premium car in Mexico and we are the first Audi Group plant in the entire continent.

GM : 4 major sites – 19.000 employees - CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC, CADILLAC and 550 GM Suppliers

VOLSKWAGEN, FORD, FCA, KIA, BMW, JAC, BAIC, AUDI, HONDA NISSAN, MERCEDES, MAZDA, HONDA…,

Air Liquide reports revenue of 5,370 million euros for the first quarter of 2020,
showing comparable growth of +0.6%

The US invests 34.9%, followed by Spain with 15.5%, Canada with 10.4% and Germany with 10.1%.

Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BMW AG:

The coronavirus issue (COVID-19) is currently dominating all areas of our lives. However, we must also think ahead about the times to come. The BMW Group is a company that thinks long-term and acts responsibly. I firmly believe that: The momentous technological transformation and social changes that are taking place today will actually strengthen our business model. More info in the next FUNDIDORES magazine at http://metalspain.com and at http://metalspain.com/Bolet

NIDEC, a Japanese engine supplier, announces an investment of 450 million dollars in a second plant in Mexico, with an annual capacity of 2.4 million units for car manufacturers.
Production will begin 2023 in Mexico.

TAIGENE GROUP will produce electric motors for steering systems, windshield wipers, seats, fans, air pumps and air conditioning systems for GM, Ford, FCA, BMW and many others by being tier 2 supplier of global companies such as Nexteer or Continental.

With an investment of 45.7 million dollars, the motor plant for the automotive industry began production in March.

With this plant, the state exceeds 5 billion dollars of investment in the sexennium.

IUSA Electromobility division, produces in Mexico, electric and hybrid vehicles for the national and Latin American market.

4 models are available all electric and hybrid : BALAAM ( 100% electric), OLIN (hybrid), IKN (electric Minivan ) and ATL ( SUV electric)

Volskwagen TIGUAN in Mexico : +13%
Volskwagen Tiguan is the model most produced by the Mexican automotive industry in 2019, with 221,731 units manufactured, 13% more than the previous year.
The SUV produced at the Puebla plant exported 128,821 units to the United States and Canada, Europe 44,535, Central and South America, 21,870 units.

The incorporation of 800 robots in the production of the Tiguan model stands out.
VW obtains 70% of its electricity consumption for the production of vehicles and components from renewable sources.

Mexico autoparts industry, such as Rassini and Nemak grew by 2.2% in 2019.

Automakers must gradually raise Mexican local content to 75% to get no tax to sale in the US and Canada as agreed in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

INA expects sales in 2020 to surpass $100 billion for the first time.

Three Chinese automakers are considering a move to Mexico as evidence of the lift .

Martinrea buys Metalsa's structural components division

Metalsa S.A. de C.V. is a leading Mexican company in the production of metal structures for vehicles.
Martinrea International Inc. purchases the Metalsa Passenger Vehicle Structural Components Division, which includes operations in Germany, the US, Mexico, South Africa and China.

New Toyoda Gosei plant

Toyoda Gosei produces seals for Toyota, Ford, Nissan and Honda. With an investment of 580 million pesos, the plant has already finished its construction and will begin operations in San Luis Potosí, near Querétaro.

With an investment of 580 million pesos and 900 direct jobs, it is the second Toyoda Gosei plant in Mexico : first is Mexquitic plant, opened in April 2008 and expanded in 2015.

Customers who buy an armored car are exposed to special threats, such as attacks with firearms and explosives.
Daniel Huber Engineer for BMW armored vehicles

The Canadian company Delastek of the aeronautical sector, announced an investment of 10 million dollars for its expansion project in Querétaro.
The aerospace company is dedicated to the production of aircraft cabins for Bombardier Aerospace.
In addition to the 17 million dollars that the company invested in its first stage of the project, Delastek announced a total investment of 27 million dollars in the state.

ZKW Group: new plant in Mexico
For its customers AUDI, BMW, Volvo, Mercedez Benz, Volkswagen, and General Motors, ZKW Group creates a second auto parts plant (58 million dollars) in Silao after the success of its first plant in 2014 (74 million dollars).

Exco Technologies Limited announced an investment of 25 million dollars its plant in Querétaro.
The Canadian company specializes in the design, construction and development of molds for the automotive industry.

ITP Aero expands its facilities in Querétaro, Mexico
Querétaro's new facilities will be dedicated to the design and production of two types of Externals: pipes and end-fittings - pipe connectors. The expansion includes the redesign of the production cells, the increase in the production flow and more space for growth in production facilities as well as in staff and offices. In addition, the new facilities expand the technological capabilities of the ITP Aero plant in Querétaro.
In addition, a 9% increase in pipe production is expected, producing 327,000 pipes in 2020, as well as reaching 230,000 end-fittings in 2020

Engineers are looking for the aeronautical companies in Querétaro since Bombardier, Safran and Airbus continue to reinvest and bring more manufacturing plans.

KIA: more than one million units produced in Mexico by 2020

The Pesquería plant has made 244,800 vehicles until October 2019, and they expect to reach 300,000 by the end of the year. With this, the plant will reach 868,400 units produced since May 2016, and will exceed one million in 2020.

Mexico Industrial parks: more than double 2019 in the Bajío.
The Bajío region finished the third quarter with more than 495 thousand square meters under construction for 36 projects, especially in the automotive industry.
For the third quarter, CBRE recorded more than 106 thousand m2 of new, demand more than double the 40 thousand registered until 2Q 2019.

MAN Truck & Bus México inaugurates new production line.
MAN Truck & Bus Mexico, inaugurated a new line to increase its daily production, with 15 years of being established in the state of Querétaro

The new Toyota plant in Mexico, will increase capacity by 62 percent.
Infrastructure ready soon to produce Tacoma in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato
Toyota will produce Tacoma trucks in this new factory and will have the capacity to build another model in a construction 640 hectares with an investment of 1 billion dollars, for only its first stage.

Produced at the COMPAS plant, Aguascalientes, Mexico, the model has the MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) that recognizes voice commands.
Mercedes-Benz exports this model in the US, Europe and Asia.

2019 was a year full of important milestones for Volkswagen de México: the Puebla plant increased its production by 1.8%, manufacturing 443,414 vehicles.

In addition, Volkswagen de México increased its exports by 10.1 percent compared to 2018.

Honda automobile production in Mexico will be concentrated at the HONDA plant in Celaya, México, starting in 2020 with an annual production capacity of 200,000 units, will produce more efficiently the HR-V and Fit models for the national and global market.

The HONDA plant located in Guadalajara continues its operations focusing on the production of motorcycles, strength products and spare parts.

Visteon: new technical center in Mexico
The leading American company in automotive cab electronics, Visteon Corporation inaugurates a new Engineering Center in Querétaro, with 2,000 square meters of extension for 600 software and hardware engineers with an investment of 174 million pesos.

Nissan new investments in Mexico
The Japanese automaker Nissan prepares more investments to optimize its production lines in Mexico to manufacture a new generation of its cars and renew 60% of its catalog.
José Román, president and CEO of Nissan in Mexico, said that at the moment they injected 278 million dollars to assemble the new Versa in Aguascalientes, including 83 million for reconditioning of machinery and equipment.
Nissan with 20.5 percent of the Mexican market, is the brand that sells the most cars in Mexico.

Volkswagen invests 2.5 billion dollars in Mexico until 2020
Volkswagen de México confirmed its investment plan for 2,500 million dollars until 2020 in the country, this in order to deal with the ratification of the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC), which calls for an increase in% of parts produced in Mexico to enter without tariffs in the USA.
The supply in Puebla is increased to produce the new Tarek SUV in 2020.

The Bajío region finished the third quarter with more than 495 thousand square meters under construction for 36 projects, especially in the automotive industry.
For the third quarter, CBRE recorded more than 106 thousand m2 of new, demand more than double the 40 thousand registered until 2Q 2019.

Hirotec will inaugurate its second plant in San Luis Potosí in December

The Japanese auto parts company Hirotec will be a supplier of the German automaker BMW in San Luis Potosí.
Hirotec has a plant in Silao, Guanajuato to manufacture parts for General Motors, FCA, Mazda and Daimler Truck.
In its second plant in Mexico it will be dedicated with advanced robotics and Industry 4.0. to the manufacture of exhaust systems, edging tools for closure systems for BMW

The Ford Technology Research and Development Center (CTIDIA in Spanish) has to be opened in two months. It comes with 41 thousand square meters of offices and 20 thousand square meters for testing and development of Ford products.
In its laboratories, the center can test 214 cars and 14 trucks. The production of FORD's next electric cars has been announced at the Cuautitlán Izcalli plant.

Engineers are looking for the aeronautical companies in Querétaro since Bombardier, Safran and Airbus continue to reinvest and bring more manufacturing plans.

General Motors de México inaugurated ASUQ Laboratory in Querétaro
550 GM suppliers are established in Mexico.
The Advanced and Collaborative Engineering Laboratory at Arkansas State University Querétaro (ASUQ) was inaugurated.

Autoliv expands operations in Mexico
With an investment of 1,200 million pesos, Autoliv announced the expansion of its operations at its Lerma plant, where it manufactures safety belts for the Automotive Industry.
This investment will increase the production of 25 to 40 million car seat belts per year, as well as the generation of 1,000 jobs.

Autoliv has a presence in several states of Mexico, with a 50 percent participation in the North American market, offering seat belts, airbags and steering wheels, among other products, for more than 100 brands in the automotive sector.

The German company KAMAX invests $ 45 million in Guanajuato with 215 jobs.
The company will produce screws, bolts and other components for the automotive industry.

With Kamax they add 44 German companies installed in the State, placing this country as one of the three main economic partners together with the USA and Japan.

Nissan Mexicana: 13 million units produced

Nissan Mexicana has produced 13 million vehicles with 4 plants in Mexico.

The CIVAC plant produces Nissan Versa, the largest volume model in Mexico; and the Nissan NP300 and NP300 Frontier pick ups.

The Nissan Aguascalientes A1 plant employs more than 6 thousand people, including the engine plant. The models produced in this plant also include Nissan Versa, Nissan Kicks and Nissan March.

With an investment of 2 billion dollars, the Nissan Aguascalientes A2 plant opened at the end of 2013 produces Nissan Sentra.

Mexico ranks as the fourth most important market for the NISSAN brand globally in volume, after the United States, China and Japan.

Investments of 40 million euros in larger plant in Irapuato. Webasto, one of the Top 100 automotive suppliers worldwide, celebrated the opening of its third plant in Mexico due to increase of production.

Scania increases its investments in Mexico by 50% in 2019 and 2020

Scania Mexico announced a 50% increase in its investments, due to the great potential to increase its participation in the truck segment in Mexican territory, which will result in a greater number of jobs and opening 6 points of sales.

Engineers are looking for the aeronautical companies in Querétaro since Bombardier, Safran and Airbus continue to reinvest and bring more manufacturing plans.

New Nemak plant in Mexico

Construction of a new plant to produce 200 aluminum alloy components for electric battery housings for electric cars.
By 2022, Nemak has contracts for 1 Billion US $ which will represent 20% of its sales.
This new plant in Mexico is the 39 Nemak plant that has 22,000 employees worldwide

Investments of 688.2 million dollars

Ferromex and Ferrosur seek to have a greater capacity to face the dynamism of the automotive sector. They moved 72 percent of the total production of the Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Mazda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen plants.
Ferromex, Ferrosur, Kansas City Southern of Mexico and Ferrovalle allocate 688.2 million dollars, representing an increase of 15 percent over 2018 and the highest level in a decade.

Investments also in Jalisco
Many investments in Queretaro, and nearest Jalisco is the third favorite state for new investments, since 27% of companies expect to open new businesses according to the Perspectives for 2019 KPMG study.

US$ 35.6 billion investment as of January 2019
Investment agreement of the government of Mexican President Lopez Obrador with that of President Trump for southern Mexico as well as Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador has been reached for an amount of 35.6 billion dollars as of January 2019 see here

Mexico displaced South Korea as the sixth largest producer of motor vehicles in the world in 2018, consolidating in the industrial sector in which it is most competitive.
Mexico produced in 2018 4.070.606 vehicles.
While Mexico's production climbed year-over-year from 2010 to 2018, that of South Korea fell 13.5% last year, compared to its record high in 2011 and Hyundai Motor has moved production to Mexico and India.

Mexico becomes the 4th world exporter of automotive products

Mexico exported 127 billion dollars and ranked 4th in the countries that export automotive products in 2017, after Germany, Japan and the United States (EU).
The main exporting countries of the automotive industry: Germany with 17.8% of the world total; Japan 9.9%; EU, 9.4% and Mexico 7.6%, followed by the Republic of Korea, with 4.6%.

Valeo : plant in San Luis Potosí
In order to double its production, Valeo Térmico began construction in San Luis Potosí of its new plant with an investment of 43 million dollars, for the production of 11 million units of thermal systems.
In the plants that already operate in San Luis Potosí, a total of 5000 workers have been counted. Valeo in San Luis Potosi produces windshield wipers, engine cooling systems, electronic systems and compressors.

Whirlpool: new investment in plant in Mexico
Whirlpool, a leader in the manufacture of household goods such as stoves, refrigerators and washing machines, invest $ 5 million to create a new warehouse at its plant in Guanajuato.

From 2010 to 2017, the GDP of the Mexican automotive industry grew 12.3% on average.
In 2017, this industry impacted 90 economic activities in the secondary sector and 70 in commerce and services.
By 2018, the numbers are even more important (since Mexico displaced South Korea as the world's sixth largest vehicle producer in 2018) and expectations for 2019 higher.

Mexico, China's second largest trading partner in Latin America; more investment is expected from the Asian country

Latin America is the second destination of Chinese investment, and Mexico the second largest trading partner of China in Latin America, the Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Tijuana, Yu Bo, foresaw the arrival of more investment in Mexico.
Chinese investment in Mexico has significant growth potential, as Chinese companies are increasing their production.

Mexico increased its exports at a rate more than doubled compared to Brazil
Mexico has increased its exports at a rate that is more than double that of Brazil in the last decade, both being the largest exporters in Latin America.
Mexican exports of products totaled 451 billion dollars in 2018, increasing 55% compared to 2008 (Inegi).

The total Mexican exports of December 2018 registered 37.5 billion dollars, a level that exceeds 4.3% last December, which amounted to 35 billion dollars. On average, the level of Mexican exports grew 10.3%.

SAFRAN inaugurated its sixth factory in Quer�taro, Mexico.
230 people will work in this factory this year, and almost 600 in 2021

"Since October, this plant produces blades for our new LEAP engines, which will then be installed on the Boeing 737 MAX.
More than 14,000 units of LEAP engines have already been ordered by the airlines!
Quer�taro was chosen because the plant will be near our other sites in Mexico and because we have excellent relations with local authorities. In addition, a training center has been established at the Aeronautical University in Quer�taro / UNAQ. "

MEXICO: + 14% MORE DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE FIRST SEMESTER 2018
Mexico captured US $ 17.8 billion of foreign direct investment in the first half of 2018

270 new companies with a total investment 2012-2017 of 13 billion dollars, mainly from the automotive and auto parts sector.
The companies that have invested in the entity come from : Mexico, Japan, United States, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Canada, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Korea, Brazil, India, Turkey, Holland, Taiwan, Austria , Sweden, Tunisia, Slovenia, Portugal, China and Israel.

Fagor Ederlan : two new automotive plants in Mexico

Dedicated to the manufacture of automotive components in iron and aluminum, Fagor has invested 80 million euros in both factories, located in San Luis Potosí. The joint workforce is 350 workers. The most powerful investment, 72 million euros, has been for the plant dedicated to the manufacture of suspension hangers in aluminum for global 'premium' customers. It has a team of 280 people and a productive capacity of 2 million molten and mechanized components.

The new treaty NAFTA requires for a sharp increase in automotive components from North America ( Mexico, USA, Canada)
As a result, companies in Mexico are urgently increasing production. The whole industry benefits.

Heat Treatment: CHINESE COMPANIES WILL INVEST 37 MDD in Mexico
Investment confirmed by the Acting Governor, Manuel Gonzalez Flores, and Samuel Guzman, Undersecretary of Investment and Industrial Development.

IMPORTANT INVESTMENT IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR IN PUEBLA
In 2020, the Volkswagen assembly plant will assemble a new vehicle in Puebla.
In addition, the Q5 ascent in Audi will continue.

Mexico + 7% of foreign investment in the first quarter 2019

Investments of 10 billion dollars is a minimum : it is necessary to add Mexican investments and some other foreign investments (only investments notified to the National Registry of Foreign Investments of the Mexican Ministry of Economy are considered in the 10 billion).

1,809 companies with foreign capital participation invested : manufactures covered 36.7%; financial and insurance services, 23.8%; trade, 10.4%; mass media information, 7.4%; generation of electricity, water and gas, 5.8%; and construction, 5.4%, etc.

USA invested 43.1%; Spain, 13.8%; Belgium, 6.9%; Canada, 5.8%; Netherlands, 5.2%.

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The Japanese automotive company Aisin Automotive, is the first company to be installed in the Marabis Industrial Park in Comonfort, Guanajuato.
With an investment of 30 million dollars and more than 300 employees, the company will be dedicated to the production of door frames, door handles, central pillars, sunroofs, window regulators and exterior handles for the Automotive-Auto parts sector.
Among its main clients are General Motors and Toyota.

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