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In Mexico, Auto Plants Hit the Gas

Wall Street Journal -- PUEBLA, Mexico—Mexico is taking center-stage in the production of cars, where lower costs and skilled workers are reordering the global auto market.

Six years ago, Mexico was the world's ninth largest exporter of cars. Today the country is ranked fourth—behind Germany, Japan and South Korea—with exports expected to total more than 2.14 million vehicles this year.

One in 10 cars sold last year in the U.S. was made in Mexico. Next year, every new taxi in New York's fleet—made by Nissan Motor Co. 7201.TO +1.87% —will carry the "Hecho en Mexico" label. Mexico is now exporting vehicles to China, and even helped Japan keep up with orders after last year's tsunami.

Mexico's Economy Minister Bruno Ferrari boasted that a batch of new factories planned by car makers will help Mexico surpass

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Submitted Nov 21, 2012 By: LetemEatCake

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PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,074 Points:1,448,325 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 5:02:30 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse More outsourcing. More destruction of the middle class.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,963 Points:2,117,390 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 4:37:18 PM Ignore remay Report Abuse quality, quality, quality???
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,304 Points:2,143,925 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 3:48:03 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse What is it that Ross Perot said about "that great sucking sound?"
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,304 Points:2,143,925 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 3:46:37 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Nov 21, 2012 2:28:21 AM, runinoutagas wrote: >I'm not supporting that liberal rag (WSJ) by subscribing to it >just so I can make a comment here. You must be subscribing to a different WSJ than I subscribe to. WSJ is a member in good standing of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, the same people who bring you the FOX News Channel.
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,262 Points:1,741,705 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 3:26:07 PM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse Reading the full article requires a subscription.
sjf238 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,215 Points:647,955 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 3:05:40 PM Ignore sjf238 Report Abuse ok
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,520 Points:533,985 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 6:32:14 AM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Where's the good ol' U.S.A. in all of this? U.A.W. and the Big Three ought to do some deep soul searching!
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,614 Points:1,142,245 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2012 2:17:30 AM Ignore NedW Report Abuse Mexico is where the automotive transmissions work I used to do at Borg Warner, Muncie, IN, went. That's what unions do for ya.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,596 Points:1,205,480 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 10:47:26 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Thanks for all your comments!
listerone Champion Author Boston Posts:3,380 Points:878,765 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 9:52:20 PM Ignore listerone Report Abuse I won't buy a car made in China or Mexico.I'll walk first.
nsdp Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,117 Points:47,315 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:15:03 PM Ignore nsdp Report Abuse If you look at cars like the Mercury Gran Marquis my parents have, final assembly is in Mexico but US content is 70%. Most parts suppliers are shipping from the US and Canada for assembly in Mexico. Good paying jobs in Mexico mean two things, the illegal immigrants coming to the US are no longer largely from Mexico and Mexican citizens spend on other American goods like they never have before. You can spot Mexican tourists shopping here because they turn over the items and check to see where they are made. Made in USA Canada has a cache for quality that is prized in Mexico. We both come out ahead in the long run. They are also stealing back to North America jobs that had gone to China 10 years ago.
schvanda63 Champion Author Lansing Posts:1,316 Points:264,615 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 10:46:20 AM Ignore schvanda63 Report Abuse Thanks to the UAW and OUR (ha ha) government, press 1 to continue in ENGLISH.
CapriceWagon All-Star Author Washington Posts:939 Points:479,070 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 10:22:07 AM Ignore CapriceWagon Report Abuse Both of my Chevys were built in the US but my Ford was built in Mexico
slowpoke Veteran Author Virginia Posts:277 Points:101,880 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 9:44:34 AM Ignore slowpoke Report Abuse Had no idea that Mexico was ahead of the US in producing cars for export.
drpepperTX Champion Author Texas Posts:8,945 Points:752,210 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 8:19:28 AM Ignore drpepperTX Report Abuse "Subscribe now and get 3 months for the price of 1"
camoon2 Rookie Author Tampa Posts:57 Points:198,250 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 7:49:10 AM Ignore camoon2 Report Abuse i prefer Mexicco if we have to go there.
SycamoreISU Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,040 Points:259,685 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 7:43:29 AM Ignore SycamoreISU Report Abuse R209 makes a good point. Which is the lesser of two evils: Made in Mexico or China? Of course, I still prefer USA made.
Bearcat500 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:9,726 Points:1,631,275 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 7:39:20 AM Ignore Bearcat500 Report Abuse OK
toolman3md All-Star Author Maryland Posts:533 Points:356,480 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 7:06:22 AM Ignore toolman3md Report Abuse I still look for "Made in the USA" when possible. Second after that is "Not made by UAW."
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,445 Points:1,136,585 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 6:51:52 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse Muy bien, Mexico.
SBlouch Champion Author San Antonio Posts:8,730 Points:1,859,265 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 6:41:43 AM Ignore SBlouch Report Abuse I didn't know Mexico was making that many vehicles to become the fourth exporter of vehicles. Learned something new.
GasPriceHelp4u Champion Author Dayton Posts:2,687 Points:568,800 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 6:39:04 AM Ignore GasPriceHelp4u Report Abuse Good for Mexico, may be this will slow down border crossings!!!
FPLREP Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,261 Points:2,448,250 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 6:38:59 AM Ignore FPLREP Report Abuse No UAW in Mexico.
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,001 Points:1,741,835 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 6:31:05 AM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse All future new car owners will be required to be bi-lingual in order to purchase a mexican vehicle. Areeeeba! Conquistadoras!
BIGOILEATURCRUD Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,772 Points:1,378,500 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 6:23:39 AM Ignore BIGOILEATURCRUD Report Abuse Does Fiesta sound english?
Straitliner Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,500 Points:238,275 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 6:12:24 AM Ignore Straitliner Report Abuse Very true about a hard working Mexican.
leeac Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,596 Points:433,905 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 5:53:53 AM Ignore leeac Report Abuse The culture of Mexico has a reputation of working hard for less money. This is true of those that stay in Mexico and those that come to the US. They are "hungry" for success and are willing to work hard for it. The average Mexican works much harder than the average American and complains about it much less. [Edited by: leeac at 11/21/2012 5:55:28 AM EST]
danny999 Champion Author Florida Posts:8,723 Points:1,639,060 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 5:38:24 AM Ignore danny999 Report Abuse Then why are there still 12 million illegals in the U.S????Getting more freebies from OBUMMER then US Citizens.
cdrrod Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:4,154 Points:783,775 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 5:06:46 AM Ignore cdrrod Report Abuse Now which is better: "Hecho in Mexico" or "Made in China"?
R209 Champion Author California Posts:6,576 Points:241,595 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:47:50 AM Ignore R209 Report Abuse I bet we'll see a lot of recalls with "Hecho en Mexico" labels on them...
teafortwo Champion Author Washington Posts:22,111 Points:1,385,840 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:47:14 AM Ignore teafortwo Report Abuse Mixed feelings on this one. Not a big fan of exporting jobs to Mexico .....
Scoutca All-Star Author Orange County Posts:525 Points:1,585,535 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:46:19 AM Ignore Scoutca Report Abuse When businesses close their doors because they can no longer stay in business due to the cost of labor and union demands then the unions get to go somewhere else and we get 18,000 people added to the unemployment lines!! Not a good way to build the economy!!
335d1 Champion Author Virginia Posts:2,381 Points:759,045 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:42:27 AM Ignore 335d1 Report Abuse Shows it is a world economy.
KnoxGasPriceSpy Champion Author Knoxville Posts:140,874 Points:920,795 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:39:23 AM Ignore KnoxGasPriceSpy Report Abuse and now they'll produce our Twinkies also...oh...look for the union label.. is a sad joke to another 18,000 US workers..
TXryder Champion Author Texas Posts:2,710 Points:432,730 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:28:29 AM Ignore TXryder Report Abuse Ahead of the U.S>
runinoutagas Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:10,502 Points:1,618,460 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:28:21 AM Ignore runinoutagas Report Abuse I'm not supporting that liberal rag (WSJ) by subscribing to it just so I can make a comment here. ( Let them go the way of Ding-Dongs, Ho-Hos, and Twinkies ;)
garyr86 Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,998 Points:604,665 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:19:29 AM Ignore garyr86 Report Abuse Unions are necessary at times but they also contribute a lot to the cost of a product. Twinkies is going out of business. If twinkies has two products to deliver, two different truck drivers are needed.
lgwhitlock Champion Author Chico Posts:7,385 Points:1,685,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:18:52 AM Ignore lgwhitlock Report Abuse I have had experience with a high tech company who shipped manufacturing to Mexico only to have to bring it back because their skills were not good enough...
kgbellman Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:2,713 Points:731,840 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:18:01 AM Ignore kgbellman Report Abuse That's why you can't argue with a great American made car . . like a Honda from Ohio or Toyota from Kentucky ?!?
aalix Champion Author Orange County Posts:23,183 Points:4,122,370 Joined:Aug 2001	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:08:36 AM Ignore aalix Report Abuse Cars made in Mexico.
76chevy Champion Author Toledo Posts:3,992 Points:770,140 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:07:26 AM Ignore 76chevy Report Abuse I know someone who had their Mexican made oil pan rust out. I've worked on a lot of cars, this is unbelievable.
afghaned Champion Author Hamilton Posts:11,814 Points:1,286,135 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:06:11 AM Ignore afghaned Report Abuse How many Americans moved to Mexico to stay employed in the auto industry?
angel4me Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,814 Points:795,295 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:04:53 AM Ignore angel4me Report Abuse Perhaps better jobs there will slow down illegal immigration here.....
wally52 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:27,452 Points:814,510 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 3:00:54 AM Ignore wally52 Report Abuse And to think that they keep crossing over the border to get a good job here.
Retowered Champion Author Colorado Posts:8,577 Points:2,685,415 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:52:24 AM Ignore Retowered Report Abuse Cheap labor you get what you pay for.
PetroScopper Champion Author Houston Posts:6,622 Points:1,549,975 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:49:29 AM Ignore PetroScopper Report Abuse That is positive news for our southern neighbor! I know their government is happy to be able to claim that they are the world's fourth largest importer!
TWS658 Champion Author Portland Posts:4,543 Points:950,875 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:45:33 AM Ignore TWS658 Report Abuse Interesting.
Tigercat88 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,197 Points:616,865 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:43:41 AM Ignore Tigercat88 Report Abuse Cheap labor with our JOBS thanks to our own Government.
Brucevanf Champion Author New Brunswick Posts:1,356 Points:244,285 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:41:05 AM Ignore Brucevanf Report Abuse Cheaper labour, lower quality I'm sorry I would not buy a car from any manufacturer if it was made in Mexico. [Edited by: Brucevanf at 11/21/2012 2:41:43 AM EST]
Bussman Champion Author Dallas Posts:5,518 Points:1,359,960 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2012 2:39:40 AM Ignore Bussman Report Abuse Even more jobs will be heading overseas as a result of Obama being re-elected.