Official and published now: The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo: 535i, 550i and 535d
BMW, lead change mass market of Audi in the luxury car output in Mexico.
In Mexico, an auto industry booming, but the standard of living of workers stalled.
MEXICO Bloomberg - Mexico's relations with the German car production began there nearly 50 years with the mass production of the Volkswagen Beetle Market Now it becomes a place where the BMW luxury cars, Audi and Mercedes-Benz deploy billions factories.
At the end of the decade, Mexico fourth worldwide for German luxury exit after the country automakers, China and the U S according to estimates compiled by Bloomberg Guido consultant IHS Automotive Vildozo, surpassing Belgium, Spain and Brazil.
By choosing Mexico for a factory site this year, BMW Group has validated the emergence as self-assembling power rooted in the nation by the iconic Beetle BMW, Audi and Mercedes have all decided since 2012 to build cars in the country.
Mexico has become the hub motor trade for the Western Hemisphere, IHS Automotive CEO Michael said Mexico valve proven he can build a vehicle of all kinds.
Luxury automakers surged ahead of some competitors still refine strategies for Mexico, which is set to become the largest producer of vehicles in Latin America South Korea Kia Motors Corp. Announced a 1 billion project in August, while Toyota Motor Corp. Last major automaker without an assembly plant in Mexico high volume, still studying expansion plans.
The country received negative attention recently as the source of some of the defective airbags Takata Corp, responsible for at least five dead While it was once considered a dangerous place, where executives feared for their safety, it's win now trust and investment reputable manufacturers.
Quality Mexican plant, a sharp increase in engineers and domestic parts industry expansion have all contributed to pave the way for BMW, Mercedes and Audi, said Armando Soto, president of Kaso Asociados, an industry consultant automobile Mexico.
It was quite an easy decision, Bernhard Eich, BMW's manager for the new plant in San Luis Potosi, said we are very confident that we will find the skilled workforce we have a huge supply network in Mexico.
BMW is set to start production in 2019 and will be the last of three luxury carmakers Audi to start production on the first of the group to announce a plant in Mexico, will begin assembling in 2016 Daimler with Nissan Motor Corp. Will Mercedes and Infiniti compact cars at its factory opened in 2017.
Volkswagen inaugurated the German auto-production era in Mexico by building Beetles 1967-2003 in the State of Puebla The cars were once the vehicle of choice for Mexico City taxi companies with thousands of green and white livery that criss the crowded streets of the capital's legacy production Beetle was a draw for Audi, according to Javier Valadez, spokesman for the automaker, Volkswagen unit.
Mexico is the ideal country for Audi, Valadez said that's because of the level of development of Mexican suppliers as well as its distinct knowledge of German engineering with the relationship between Mexican companies and Volkswagen for over 50 years.
The Volkswagen brand can also join Autothrust upscale Excelsior newspaper reported without attribution September 8 VW Touareg and considering making Tiguan SUV by building a third plant in Puebla State of Israel Victoria Diaz, a spokesman the Mexican unit of the company, told Bloomberg that the automaker didnt concrete plans for new projects in Puebla.
It Sá snowball effect, Bill Rinna, Senior Director of North American forecasts LMC Automotive, said more and more automotive suppliers are moving there and most of these manufacturers add capacity in the country, it attracts to other manufacturers in the region costs certainly has to do with it, but there's also a highly skilled workforce there.
Graduates of technical colleges and engineering programs has increased about 25 percent in 2011 with degrees in Mexico about 15 percent in 2007, against a stagnant rate of nearly 10 percent in the States States according ProMexico, the export promotion agency of the nation.
Soto Asociados Kaso said parts prices about 10 percent cheaper than in the United States leave German luxury brands affected by the costs of cutting Europe's recession without sacrificing the quality of their customers are demanding improvements in automation Mexican plants have helped the country to attract industry leaders said Michelle Hill, a consultant at Oliver Wyman productivity of the nation's work is improving faster than in the US Hill citing previous editions of the company Harbor report.
In addition to the German brands that dominate the US global sales of high quality, Ford Motor Co did Lincoln MKZ in Hermosillo, and General Motors Co. Builds the Cadillac SRX in Ramos Arizpe, although the work will move to Tennessee, to the end of next year.
The premium output bump flocking to automakers in Mexico will enable the nation to put aside South Korea to become the third largest car exporter after Japan and Germany by 2016, according to IHS Faucet .
Both Valadez and Eich s Audi BMW said they may extend beyond 150,000 units, they're each expected to produce annually The company Nissan-Mercedes can produce 300,000 vehicles per year.
There will be a huge increase in capacity on the luxury market, Eich said as we neared Mexico because we knew the benefits.
In Mexico, an auto industry booming, but the standard of living of workers stalled.
NADA keeps 2017 forecast by 17 U S. 1 million sales
GM consists discounts on trucks as rivals the tread on the turf.
Analyst warns against pressure on prices used incentives.
GM to move GMC Terrain generation from Canada to Mexico, according to a report.
Behind an outstanding record with the thinnest of margins.
NADA keeps 2017 forecast by 17 U S. 1 million sales
GM consists discounts on trucks as rivals the tread on the turf.
Analyst warns against pressure on prices used incentives.
GM to move GMC Terrain generation from Canada to Mexico, according to a report.
Behind an outstanding record with the thinnest of margins.
BMW lead change output Audi mainstream luxury car produced in Mexico, audi, lead, lag.