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Despite crime, U.S. companies investing in Mexico
InSight - Despite rising crime in northern Mexico, large US companies have continued to invest billions in the region, reports the Houston Chronicle. Close to 2 million workers are still employed in 5,500 US-owned factories.
insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2177-mex-investment
Siemens opens manufacturing plant in Zapopan
Sentido Comun - Siemens has opened a new manufacturing plant in Zapopan, Jalisco, to manufacture starters for electric motors and control components for industrial electrial processes. The company expects to generate about 150 jobs.
Invacare wheelchair production being moved to Reynosa
The Morning Journal - Invacare is moving production of its Solara manual wheelchairs to Invamex, an Invacare manufacturing facility in Reynosa, to better respond to violations of FDA regulations, the company said.
Auto parts industry created 600,000 jobs in 2011
El Universal - The auto parts industry said that the sector created 600,000 jobs and generated $65 billion in both domestic production and exports during 2011, while acknowledging that a downturn will affect production this year.
2012 to be difficult year for textile industry
fiber2fashion - The textile and garment sector of Mexico is likely to experience a difficult phase during the initial months of 2012, according to experts. At the beginning of 2012, Mexico’s textile and garment industry has 5 percent fewer companies.
Contraband forces 200 apparel mills to close
Just-style - Mexico's rising trade in contraband and fakes continues to rile the textiles and apparel industry, forcing 200 factories to close this year, according to leading apparel industry association Canaive.
www.just-style.com/news/rising-contraband-forces-200-apparel-mills-to-close_id112958.aspx
Bordertown factories give manufacturers an edge
NPR - Not all factories are relocating across the ocean to China or India or some other low-cost Asian production hub. Many are relocating to Mexico, prompting arguments that the U.S.-Mexico border region might rejuvenate manufacturing in North America.
www.npr.org/2011/11/20/142536024/border-town-factories-give-manufacturers-an-edge
Nissan, Daimler finalizing plans for joint factory
Sentido Comun - Nissan Motor, Japan's second largest carmaker, and Daimler, producer of the Mercedes-Benz, are finalizing plans to jointly assemble passenger cars in Mexico for the U.S. market, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported.
Eurocopter breaks ground on Queretaro factory
UPI - The Mexico subsidiary of French company Eurocopter has broken ground on a manufacturing facility adjacent to Queretaro International Airport for aeronautical components and subassemblies.
Mexico ranks No.1 as "nearsourcing" location
InfoTech - A new ranking of Latin American nearshore outsourcing locations by IT outsourcing consultancy ThinkSolutions has found Mexico at the top of the list of preferred locations, followed by Chile, Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil.
it.tmcnet.com/topics/it/articles/228402-mexico-number-one-choice-nearshoring.htm
