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ICCT paper finds $123B benefit to Mexico from tighter heavy-duty diesel emission standards

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A new working paper by the the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) concludes that tighter heavy-duty diesel vehicle emissions standards in Mexico (NOM 044 standards) would result in a net benefit to Mexico of US$123 billion (1.6

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BMW Group opens >$1B plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico; digitalization and new sustainability benchmarks

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The BMW Group officially opened the company’s new automotive plant in San Luis Potosi in Mexico. The plant was designed from the start to allow us to respond quickly and flexibly to future model variants and production volumes. This digital job card is being used for the first time at the BMW Group plant in Mexico.

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Honda begins 2015 Fit production at new plant in Mexico; plant designed exclusively for subcompacts

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Honda continued the expansion of its manufacturing operations in North America with the production start of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at a new, automobile plant of Honda de Mexico, S.A. The start-up of the Celaya Plant increases Honda’s annual automobile production capacity in North America to approximately 1.92 million units.

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance break ground for new joint venture plant in Mexico

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Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance broke ground for their joint-venture manufacturing complex, COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes), in Aguascalientes in central Mexico, which will build next-generation premium compact vehicles for the brands Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti. COMPAS is 50:50 owned by Daimler and Nissan.

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance start $1B manufacturing JV in Mexico for next-gen premium compacts

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Five years after first establishing a strategic cooperation, Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have expanded their collaboration with the start of a manufacturing joint venture in Aguascalientes in central Mexico. The new business entity COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes) is 50:50 owned by Daimler and Nissan.

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Amsted Industries forms automotive group to focus on electric and traditional vehicle markets

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This group combines design and engineering expertise, strategically aligned to be a nimble leader in advanced metal-forming and powder metal manufacturing with electro-mechanical clutch design capabilities for electrified propulsion solutions. —Stephen Smith, Chairman, President and CEO, Amsted Industries.

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Volkswagen Taos SUV to use new version of the turbocharged EA211 engine that powers Jetta

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liters and offers a number of high-tech features designed to improve fuel economy. While electric vehicles are stealing the headlines these days, we are continuing to make great strides with technology on our internal combustion engines. Making 158 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, the new engine increases in size from 1.4

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