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BMW Factory Caught in Trump鈥檚 Mexican Standoff

President Donald Trump鈥檚 vow to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods comes just in time to hit exports from a $1 billion BMW AG factory that opens in the country next week.

May 31, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump to Impose Tariff Until Mexico Stops Migrant Flood Into US

President Donald Trump said that he would impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods until that country stops immigrants from entering the U.S. illegally.

May 30, 2019
Business

J.B. Hunt Adds First Enterprise Sales Office in Mexico

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced subsidiary J.B. Hunt Mexico opened an 鈥渆nterprise sales branch鈥 in Santiago de Quer茅taro, Quer茅taro, Mexico, the first such office in the country for the company.

May 3, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Mexico Border Wait Times Spike as Trump's Threats Slow Traffic

The southern border isn鈥檛 closed, but already it鈥檚 a mess for trucks hauling goods from Mexico to the United States, snarling traffic at some of the busiest frontier crossings in the world.

April 8, 2019
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Threatens Car Tariffs on Mexico Over Drug Flow Across Border

President Donald Trump retreated from threats to immediately close the border with Mexico over migration, instead abruptly pivoting April 4 to a new demand: that the Mexican government stop the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. within a year or face car tariffs.

April 4, 2019
BusinessFuelTCA

Mexican Energy Sector Overhaul Could Reduce US Export Demand

An ambitious plan to boost Mexico鈥檚 oil and gas production could slow the country鈥檚 energy sector reforms and hinder trade opportunities for U.S. refiners and pipeline companies that have ramped up exports to meet growing demand there, according to research firm Morningstar.

August 7, 2018
Business

Cabovers Key to Daimler鈥檚 Strategy in Mexico

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico 鈥 The recent introduction of Class 6 and Class 8 cabover models to the Mexican market is a key part of Daimler Trucks Mexico鈥檚 strategy in its home market, and a competitive response to the segment鈥檚 growth in the country, the company鈥檚 president said.

November 29, 2017
Business

Savage Opens New Petroleum Terminal in Mexico

Savage Cos., a logistics provider for the chemical industry, will begin operating a petroleum terminal in central Mexico Jan. 1, working with Kansas City Southern to move the commodities into the United States.

November 13, 2017
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Commercial Processing at Tornillo US-Mexico Port of Entry Suspended for 鈥楲ack of Demand鈥

In the years leading up to the construction of an about $133 million port of entry in Tornillo, Texas, county leaders talked about the need for a bridge that would alleviate commercial traffic at other border crossings in El Paso.

October 17, 2017
GovernmentLogistics

California Border Crossing Station Faces Road Closure Through Sept. 25

Portions of Interstates 5 and 805 that run south of State Route 905 in California will be completely closed through Sept. 25, according to the General Services Administration.

September 22, 2017