GM now top producer in Mexico as industry output declines
Mexico in 2018 accounted for more than a quarter of General Motors' estimated North American production for the first time, a proportion that will rise further if the company follows through with plans to end production at five plants in the U.S. and Canada this year.
GM is now Mexico's largest auto producer, topping Nissan Motor Co. in a year when it reduced output by an estimated 5 percent in the U.S. and an estimated 33 percent in Canada, according to the Automotive News Data Center. GM built 834,414 vehicles in Mexico last year, an increase of 3.6 percent, vs. a 10 percent decrease to an estimated 763,257 for Nissan, which had been No. 1.
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Ford’s new transmission plant in Irapuato, Guanajuato, officially started operations last Thursday July 20 with no ceremony in place, according to El Universal.
The plant was built with a US$ 1.2 billion investment in the premises of supplier Getrag creating 2,000 new permanent jobs.
“We are told that the president and CEO of Ford Mexico, Gabriel Lopez, chose not to do any opening ceremony or special announcement, let alone inviting the press,” said El Universal.
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In a swath of Mexico locals call the "New Detroit," General Motors is hiring hundreds of workers and expanding operations at a truck factory. BMW is on track to finish building an assembly plant next year.
Just last month, Canadian parts manufacturer Linamar announced it would pour $50 million into expanding operations at two of its Mexican plants.
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Last year, 47 percent of the vehicles sold in the United States were imported, according to the Center for Automotive Research and U.S. International Trade Association. Of those built and sold in the United States, a little more than half were Detroit Three cars.
Of vehicles built in Canada and Mexico and sold in the United States, 43 percent are Detroit brands.
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FCA to shift heavy-duty Ram output to U.S. from Mexico
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Report: Fiat Chrysler reconsidering move of Ram production from Mexico
Production of Ram's heavy-duty trucks may not be ending in Mexico after all.
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FCA confirms production work of Ram HD trucks to stay in Coahuila
As a result of this investment announcement, production of the new Ram Heavy Duty will continue at its current location in Saltillo, Coahuila, instead of moving such production work to Warren.
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