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From Mexico In Brief Newsletter
German-based Audi recently announced that it will invest approximately U.S.$2 billion in the construction of a new manufacturing plant in Mexico. The company plans to start manufacturing its Q5 SUV in Mexico for worldwide distribution by 2016. The subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group will be benefited by a favorable labor cost and backed by Volkswagen manufacturing plants in the Mexican States of Puebla and Guanajuato.
Honda’s, Nissan’s and Mazda’s decisions to install new plants in Mexico has unveiled a wave of five Japanese automobile spare-parts’ manufacturers with specific plans to supply their customers. Newly arrived companies such as Aekbono, Maruichi, Alpha, Ashimori and Denso will initially invest approximately U.S.$111 million, generating approximately 300 new jobs.
Ford Motor Company recently announced that it plans to invest approximately U.S.$1.3 billion in the expansion of its manufacturing plant in the Mexican State of Sonora, generating approximately 4,000 new job positions. The company currently manufactures the Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ in the Sonora plant, and expects to initiate the manufacturing of renovated gas, hybrid and electric models by July.
Mexican-based financial services retailer Grupo Elektra recently announced that it acquired short-term lender Advance America for approximately U.S.$780 million, in a transaction involving a stock acquisition estimated at U.S.$10.50 per share, plus debt. Grupo Elektra expects to enforce specific strategies to increase Advance America’s operations and benefit from their combined synergies.
Chilean-based Masisa, S.A. recently announced that its Mexican subsidiary Maderas y Sinteticos de México, S.A. de C.V. entered into an agreement for the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Arclin Mexico, for approximately U.S$8.8 million. J.A. Treviño Abogados acted as special Mexican counsel for Arclin Mexico in this transaction.
According to a recent KPMG study, the Mexican State of Nuevo Leon reclaimed its top position among the Mexican states attracting investors. Nuevo Leon’s investment projections grew approximately eight percent from 2011, when it resulted third in the list. Nuevo Leon is now followed by Guanajuato and the State of Mexico as the preferred Mexican states for investment, primarily due to the maturity and experience of their respective markets.
U.S.-based SolFocus Inc. recently announced that it plans to be part of the construction of a solar energy plant in the Mexican State of Baja California. The solar plant has an estimated construction budget of approximately U.S.$2 billion, and will generate 450 megawatts through the use of a concentrator photovoltaic system. The solar plant is set to be constructed in phases, reaching its full generation capacity in 2016.
U.K.-based Unilever recently announced that it plans to invest approximately U.S$500 million in the expansion of its existing Mexican manufacturing plants and in the construction of a new plant in Mexico. The multinational consumer goods’ company mentioned that the investment is part of its 2011-2015 investment plan and will generate approximately 1,000 new job positions. Unilver currently employs approximately 5,000 people in Mexico.
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