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Nissan to Invest up to US$2 Billion to Build its Third Plant in Mexico in 2013
Japanese carmaker Nissan said on Wednesday it plans to invest up to US$2.0 billion (€1.5 billion) for an all-new manufacturing plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, that will be operational by late 2013. The new facility, which will complement Nissan’s two existing Mexican factories, will have an annual production capacity of up to 175,000 units of the company's ‘B’ platform models. Last year, Nissan set a domestic production record with more than 600,000 vehicles built at its two Mexican plants.
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Nissan Mexico Exported Its Five-millionth Vehicle Since 1972, A Np300 Frontier
Nissan NP300 Frontier pickup shipped from Veracruz and destined for Colombia, one of the top export markets for Nissan from Mexico. The all-new Nissan NP300 Frontier was launched last March in Mexico, but there’s no word yet about a launch date...
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Gm To Build Next-gen Cruze In Mexico As Well
General Motors will build the next-generation Chevrolet Cruze in Mexico, the company announced on Monday. The automaker will invest $350 million to build the Cruze at the Coahuila facility, as part of a $5 billion investment in its Mexican plants announced...
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Kia Announces $1 Billion Investment In New Mexico Plant To Build Compact Cars
Kia is the latest car manufacturer to announce a new plant in Mexico, with the Korean carmaker pledging to invest approximately $1 billion (€759 billion) in the new facility. Read more »...
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Bmw To Build New $1 Billion Plant In Mexico, Production Starts In 2019
BMW confirmed that it will invest roughly $1 billion (€0.73 billion) to build a new plant in Mexico near the city of San Luis Potosà in the state of the same name. Read more »...
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Vw New Beetle Celebrates 10th Birthday – One Million Sold So Far
The folks down at VW’s Mexican plant at Puebla have several reasons to celebrate as the 10th birthday of the New Beetle coincided with the production of the seven millionth Volkswagen in Mexico, which is at the same time the world’s one...
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