Automotive & Transportation
Saturation makes Mexico City airport extremely unsafe, says deputy
The International Airport of Mexico City is so saturated that airplanes cross at such a short distance without delays in takeoffs and landings that there is a risk of air collision, warned Jesus Ramirez Stabros, pilot and member of the Chamber of Deputies Transportation Commission.
Mexico sending mission to save Brazil auto trade
Reuters - Mexico is sending a delegation to Brazil this week in an effort to save a free trade deal on automobiles as Latin America's biggest economy steps up protection of its manufacturing sector.
www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/04/mexico-brazil-autos-idUSL2E8D41V020120204
Meeting with Med Atlántica on Mexicana canceled
Milenio - The Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT) reported that the meeting was canceled between members of Med Atlantic and Judge Philip Consuelo Soto, which was intended to discuss the issue of the capitalization of Mexicana Airlines.
Brazil to charge import tax on Mexico-made cars
Dow Jones - Brazil will begin charging import taxes on cars produced in Mexico as soon as next year, ending a decade-long agreement. Brazil President Dilma Rousseff is "bothered" by the deficit between the two countries.
www.nasdaq.com/article/brazil-to-charge-import-tax-on-cars-produced-in-mexico--report-20120202-00507
Chrysler de Mexico reports strong start to 2012
3D-Car-Shows - Chrysler de Mexico reported January 2012 sales of 7,516 units, a 4 percent increase compared with sales in January 2011. The Jeep Compass posted a gain of 201 percent year-over-year.
3d-car-shows.com/2012/chrysler-de-mexico-reports-strong-start-of-sales-for-january-2012chrysler-de-mexico-posts-a-monthly-sales-increase-of-4-percent/
Plans moving forward to return Mexicana to skies
Grupo Formula - Fernando Perfecto, secretary general of the Association of Airline Pilots Association, said that Med Atlántica has provided data and proof of funds and that Mexicana Airlines planes will return to the skies in mid-March.
www.radioformula.com.mx/notas.asp
Nissan confirms plans to build $2 billion plant in Mexico
Detroit News - Nissan Motor Co. confirmed it will build a $2 billion plant in Mexico to initially build 175,000 small cars annually. The factory will be the Japanese automaker's third in Mexico. It will begin production in late 2013.
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.
New Nissan plant in Mexico could include Daimler
The Tennessean - While Nissan confirmed last week that it would build a new plant in Mexico, rather than the United States, a report from Germany said that Daimler also will build a new North American plant, either in the United States or Mexico.
Cartels are moving drugs in armored vehicles
Fox News Latino - Mexican drug cartels are using improvised armored vehicles known as "monsters" to protect their narcotics shipments from rival gangs, a military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity told Efe.
latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/01/18/mexican-cartels-moving-drugs-in-armored-vehicles/
