Posts by Jose A. Grajeda
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Integrating advanced manufacturing in North America
The Mexico-United States Entrepreneurship and Innovation Council (MUSEIC) recently inked an accord aimed at promoting the increased integration of advanced manufacturing in North America, as a part of continuing efforts to foster cooperation between the two countries to: Exchange best practices on technology commercialization; Share proven strategies to develop regional innovation clusters and marketing chains; […]
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Tecma Talk podcast on a growing industry of Mexican aerospace manufacturers
Luis Lizcano, executive director, provides an overview of the current state affairs in the Mexican aerospace industry in this informative Tecma Talk podcast.
Tecma Group of Companies: Hello. Welcome to another installation of Tecma Talk Podcasts in which we discuss information, news and other things that are of interest to people that have interest […] -
Firstronic enters into agreement to establish Mexican manufacturing operations with the Tecma Group
Michigan company establishes Mexican manufacturing operations in order to offer proximity to customers. El Paso, Texas – Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Firstronic has entered into a seventy-eight month contract for services in Mexico with the Tecma Group of Companies that will enable the firm to begin the assembly of electronic control units for industrial and automotive […]
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Automotive industry location trends in Mexico
During the first week of the present month, executives representing manufacturing firms interested in examining the possibility of establishing low-cost, near shore manufacturing operations met at MexicoNow magazine’s Mexico Industrial & Logistics Location Summit in the nation’s capital. While some speakers in attendance addressed the topic in general industry terms, one presentation was made during the […]
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Mexico site selection initiative do’s and dont’s
Covering all the right bases is the key to successful Mexico site selection. During the first week of the month of August 2014, a group of professionals, expert in the process of selecting and establishing manufacturing facilities in Mexico, met at the Mexico Industrial Location & Logistics Summit, sponsored by the maquiladora industry’s leading publication, […]
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Number of manufacturing workers in Mexico increases
Global economic trends fuel the growth in the number of manufacturing workers in Mexico. The country’s National Institute of Geography and Statistics (INEGI) recently announced a year over year increase in the number of manufacturing workers in Mexico. According to the government data provider, employment in national manufacturing firms, and registered IMMEX, or maquiladora operations, […]
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Tecma exec appointed to international trade advisory committee
Nelson Balido, the Tecma Group of Companies’ vice president of governmental affairs was recenty appointed to a U.S. federal international trade advisory committee that deals specifically with border commerce and Customs issues. As a member of the International Trade Advisory Committee (ITAC) on Customs Matters and Trade Facilitation, Balido will join a group of up […]
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More aerospace industry suppliers needed for Mexico to break into top ten
Mexico’s rise depends upon the proliferation of qualified home grown aerospace industry suppliers. Industry watchers predict that, by the year 2020, the Mexican aerospace industry will break into the ranks of the world’s ten top producers of parts and technology. Between now and the end of the present decade, however, the major challenge that will […]
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Opportunities expand for automotive suppliers in Mexico
Given the breakneck speed at which major industry OEMs have invested in plants for the manufacture of new passenger vehicle in recent years, opportunities for automotive suppliers in Mexico continue to grow at a relative pace. According to comments made by the general director of the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (FEMIA), Fausto Cuevas, while attending […]
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A look at labor unions in Mexico
Approximately 90% of Mexican production workers in industrial enterprises that employ at least twenty-five employees are unionized. Nearly fifty percent of the country’s workforce is employed in the “off the books” economy or is unemployed, but those who are employed in the formal industrial sector are generally highly organized, relative to other developing countries. The […]
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Turnover of maquiladora industry workers in Mexico
Given the nature of certain cultural and demographic conditions, elevated turnover of maquiladora industry workers in Mexico can create situations that produce negative outcomes for some companies operating on the Mexican border and in its interior. Causes of the turnover of maquiladora industry workers can range from factors that are not disimilar to those fueling […]
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Industry clusters in Mexico
Through NAFTA and the maquiladora system, Mexico’s economic performance and recent improvements, particularly in the manufacturing sector, have led to the emergence of several important clusters, with a large share of global exports. Studying the symbiotic relationships of these industry clusters is advantageous in that it identifies opportunities for growth and strategic targeting in regards […]
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Mexican commercial electricity rates will trend downward over time
Much has been said and written about the wide ranging reforms that the Mexican Congress passed during the last calendar year. It is the opinion of some that the most significant reforms, i.e., the ones that will potentially have the most profound long-term effect on the country’s social and economic development are the ones that […]
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An overview of Mexican Occupational Health and Safety Laws
In both content and enforcement, Mexico’s family of laws and regulations regarding workplace safety and health is federal, being established by Congress and enforced by federally delineated sectors. Since 1931, the Federal Labor Law (LFT) codifies basic labor law, which includes requirements for worker compensation and workplace safety and health. It is most fully expressed […]
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A Mexican legal system primer
It is important for manufacturers and other businesses with any potential ties to or dealings with Mexico to have a basic understanding of the Mexican legal system. Doing business in Mexico means direct or indirect dealings with its legal apparatus, even if business activities do not actually take place within the country’s borders. If manufacturers […]
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Foreign direct investment in Mexico is key to nation’s economic health
In an opinion piece recently published in Mexico’s leading business daily, El Fianciero, Jorge Suarez-Velez, an author and founding partner of SP Capital, commented on foreign direct investment in Mexico, and its role in spearheading the country’s economic growth. Suarez-Velez asserts that, although major reforms such as that recently passed regarding the Mexican energy sector, […]
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Mexico Now Conference Considers Global Light Vehicle Outlook
Mexico Now magazine hosted its Automotive Industry Conference in the capitol city of the State of Puebla during the first week of December of 2013. Among the topics examined during the event was an in-depth examination of the global outlook for the production and consumption of light vehicles for the remainder of the decade. The […]
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Mexico Supply Chain Opportunities Abound
The volume of annual trade that transpires between the U.S. and Mexico has reached the one half trillion dollar mark. In that number exists significant sales and growth opportunities for firms that have already, and will in the future, moved to integrate their operations withing the supply chain that serves the manufacturing activiies that occur […]
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A Look at Mexico Auto Industry Logistics
During the first week of this past December, Mexico Now magazine organized and hosted its Auto Industry Conference in the captital city of the State of Puebla, Puebla, Mexico. Puebla is best known among auto industry professionals in Mexico, and globally, for the long and close ties that have developed between the city and state, […]
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Tecma Group of Companies to offer Near Shore manufacturing in Mexico webinar
On Tuesday, January 17, 2014 at 3pm EST, the Tecma Group of Companies will be offering a Near Shore manufacturing in Mexico webinar to qualified companies. In an increasingly challenging economic environment, and as markets become further globalized, having installed production capacity in a low-cost country is steadily becoming a prerequisite for success. Mexico is […]
