2013-2014 the new San Diego mayor and the binational relations
By Adina Moloman Sources: The New York Times, UT San Diego The 2013-2014 San Diego mayoral special elections held earlier this year promises to yield positive result to the cross border industries. The victory was obtained by the councilman, Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, who will serve out the balance of Filner’s term, which ends in […]
Baja California Domestic Investments
By Adina Moloman Source: Mexico Now Last quarter the Baja California state government hosted the event “Baja California Week in Mexico” at the Club de Industriales in Mexico City, with the goal of attracting more domestic and foreign investments to the state. After five days of forums in different domains, showcasing the Maquiladora Services in […]
Lower energy costs in Baja California
By Adina Moloman Source: SEDECO The CEO of InterGen in Mexico, David Fatzinger, and the Baja California Governor, Francisco ‘Kiko’ Vega de Lamadrid, signed an agreement on February 20, 2014 to lower the energy cost especially for the industrial sector manufacturing in Mexico. InterGen is one of the top three private electricity producers in Mexico, […]
European Luxury automakers manufacturing in Mexico
By Adina Moloman Sources: WSJ, Bloomberg European Luxury automakers are adding production in North America, and particularly they are considering Mexico as a strategic place to establish manufacturing operations. BMW, Mercedes and Audi all three are attending the premium auto segment and lately they all are considering to meet growth in demand in North America […]
Results of Mexico balance of trade for 2013
By Adina Moloman According to INEGI, Mexico recorded a trade surplus of 1657.61 USD Million in December of 2013. The Balance of Trade in Mexico has reached a record high of 1752.97 USD Million in March of 2013 and an all time low of -3292.31 USD Million in October of 2008. The good news is […]
2014 North American Leaders Summit in Mexico
By Adina Moloman The 20th anniversary of NAFTA’s implementation has given a good pretext for exploring the nature of North American economic integration. The integration was taking place differently in diverse sectors, areas, and geographical regions. We can see a very integrated supply chain when it comes to trade and manufacturing, where the three countries […]
Baja California manufacturing facility receives Mexico’s 2013 National Quality Award
By Adina Moloman Source: SEDECO, www.skyworksinc.com Skyworks, Mexico Manufacturing facility located in Mexicali, Baja California won the National Quality Award 2013, the highest distinction to organizational excellence in Mexico, awarded by the President´s Office through the Ministry of Economy. Skyworks Solutions is manufacturing in Mexico high performance analog semiconductors. By this, is recognizing the Mexicali […]
The “Pact for Mexico” achievements in its first year
By Adina Moloman The Pact for Mexico is a multi-partisan agreement of 95 major reform commitments that was signed by Enrique Pena Administration and representatives of the major political parties. The pact represents a consensus between representatives from the three main political forces after many years of polarization, and a big achievement, considering the hostile […]
Mexicali Supply Expo 2014
By Adina Moloman Source: mexicalisupply.com The fourth edition of Mexicali Supply Expo was held on February 27, 2014, at the Palacio Industrial Park in Mexicali, Mexico. At this Fourth Annual Exposition, Mexican Maquiladoras presented their needs on supply of inputs and services to potential national and international suppliers from Baja California, Mexico and from the […]
A positive trend for the tire market in Mexico
By Adina Moloman Source: Rubber News The tire market in Mexico is divided into the OEM market for automotive sector and the replacement market. Due to the high proportion of trucks and buses in the vehicle market in Mexico, the high replacement coefficient of trucks, and the increasing demand for new cars, drives a big […]