Mexico increased the value of its auto parts production by 10.3% between 2011 and 2012, displacing South Korea as the fifth largest global manufacturer of automotive parts and components. Mexico's main advantage over Asia was the diversification of sales, since while the bulk of South Korea's auto parts production is for its assembly plants (such as Hyundai, Kia and SsangYong), Mexico serves several Asian, American and European brands, explained Oscar Albin, president of INA. Since 2009, the auto parts sector in Mexico has recorded a sustained increase and in 2012 production reached a historic

MEXICO CITY - The metal-mechanic industry includes everything from screw manufacturers to equipment producers, and the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (Canacintra) is seeking to boost this sector through certifications, greater linkage and technification of production plants, explained Pablo Alberto Briseño Alonso, liaison president of the metal-mechanic branch of the business organization. The metal-mechanic industry is made up of 18 branches and the lack of an industrial policy aimed at promoting this sector has limited the growth of some of them. For example, according to

In Mexico, spending by companies on capital goods and infrastructure grew 4.6% at an annual rate in January, above analysts' forecasts, which could be stimulated in February and March due to the lower cost of imported machinery as a result of a strong exchange rate. Alejandro Cervantes, an analyst at Banorte-Ixe, stated that " investment in machinery and equipment will most likely present a better performance during the first quarter of the year due to the significant appreciation that has been observed in the Mexican currency". He recalled that imports of capital goods are very sensitive to

Mexico is called "El Dorado" for Italian packaging machinery "When we landed in Mexico City in 1997, we were the only ones producing bottle caps. About 50 million dollars a year. At that time, cola and beer, which were produced by multinationals that had relocated years before, were produced with the help of SMEs already in Mexico. The final product cost less, approximately half the price of mineral water, strictly imported products. Today, however, the market is changing, we need more and more intelligent and flexible solutions, which many of our SMEs often have. The problem is getting them

april 1, 2013 MEXICO CITY, April 1.- The Bajío has become Mexico's new manufacturing hub, thanks to a relatively better-educated workforce, improved security and good infrastructure, noted U.S. analyst firm Stratfor. The firm's text points out that Mexico's manufacturing sector has become more sophisticated under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), making more value-added products, such as automotive, aeronautics and electronics, and now does so outside the traditional U.S.-Mexico border region. "As the country's economy has grown, a secondary manufacturing core has emerged in the

Machines Italia PowerPoint presentation (In Italian) conducted by the Italian Trade Commission Offices (ICE-Agenzia) of Chicago, Toronto and Mexico City on February 27, 2013 at the offices of FEDERMACCHINE in Milan, Italy.

MEXICO CITY - In 2012, the production of machine tools, robots and automation systems for the manufacturing industry in Italy reached 4.93 billion euros, showing a growth of 3.5% compared to the previous year, reported the Italian association of machine tool producers UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE. This result was made possible by the good performance in exports, which grew by 12%, reaching 3.65 billion euros. During the first nine months of the year, the main markets for Italian machine tools were the following: China, the United States, Germany, Russia, France, Brazil, Turkey, India, Poland and

From February 5 to 7, 2013, a mission of Italian businessmen, producers of machine tools, will hold two events in which it is intended to establish business alliances in favor of the productive development of Mexican manufacturing companies. PROGRAM february 5 - Seminar "Italian Technology for Productive Excellence", to be held from 10 am at CIIMMATH - Center for Italian-Mexican Innovation in Manufacturing (Ex-Dina Nave F5 - Industrial Complex EX-DINA Ciudad Sahagun, Hidalgo). The seminar will consist of a presentation of Italian technology by European entrepreneurs, as well as an