Mexico has become one of the biggest beneficiaries of recent supply chain shifts, but much of the value in those products still comes from components sourced in Asia. Patrick Van den Bossche explains how upcoming USMCA discussions could reshape nearshoring strategies, regional content rules and the future economics of North American manufacturing.
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In 1982, Honda opened a new assembly plant in Marysville, OH, becoming the first Japanese automaker to operate a factory in the U.S. Now, big changes are coming to this historic plant.
U.S. imports from 14 low-cost countries in Asia declined by $143 billion last year.
April 25, 2024
CHICAGO—Continuing the reshoring trend of the past few years, U.S. companies are increasingly importing goods made closer to home and relying less on goods from low-cost countries in Asia.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford plans to eventually shift all North American small-car production from the U.S. to Mexico, CEO Mark Fields told investors last week, even though the company’s production investments in Mexico have become a lightning rod for controversy in the presidential election.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. will invest $1.6 billion to build a new assembly plant in Mexico for the manufacture of small vehicles. Work on the facility will start this summer in the state of San Luis Potosi, and the factory will create 2,800 direct jobs.