Mexico
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Business
Cooper Tire & Rubber acquiring sole ownership of Mexican tire plant
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (NYSE:CTB) recently announced a plan to increase ownership in its joint venture tire plant in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 58% to…
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Gildan closes two textile plants in Mexico, lays off 1,700 workers
Gildan Activewear is closing its operations in Mexico and laying off 1,700 employees at two plants in Sonora, the state across the U.S.-Mexico border from…
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Business
Microsoft aims to grow manufacturing supply chain companies in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez
Microsoft recently announced a $1.5 million investment in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, to help expand companies in the manufacturing sector on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico…
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Business
Borderlands: Mexico’s government close to legalizing marijuana; new international commercial bridge for US-Mexico border
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s government nears legalizing marijuana; U.S.-Mexico…
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Business
Mexico approves transport of hazardous materials across Laredo’s World Trade Bridge
Officials in Mexico recently authorized the transport of non-radioactive hazardous materials across the World Trade Bridge between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and Laredo, Texas. The approval…
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U.S. Commerce Department announces new anti-dumping investigation of Mexican steel rebar
The U.S. Department of Commerce has opened an inquiry into whether companies are circumventing anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on steel rebar from Mexico by…
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Business
Borderlands: International trucking expo showcases Mexico; Guadalajara firm purchases 50 Kenworth trucks
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Transport Expo showcases Mexico’s trucking industry; Texas and…
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Business
GM suspends production of the Chevy Blazer at its Mexico plant
General Motors (GM) reported that it has temporarily suspended production of its Chevrolet Blazer SUV at its manufacturing plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. Production of…
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Business
General Motors lays off another 615 workers at two auto factories in Mexico
The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against General Motors (GM) continues to take a toll on its Mexico-based facilities. GM announced October 7 it was…
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Innovation
Matt Silver looks to simplify cross-border shipping
Matt Silver wants to automate cross-border freight; an industry that many find difficult to manage.
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