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Cheap Chinese cars from Mexico could be 'an extinction-level event,' U.S. trade group says

BYD's plan for a factory there sets off alarms and a plea to block imports

Report
BYD plans EV assembly plant in Mexico

It's in line with the Chinese automaker's intentions to go global, sell in the U.S.

Junkyard Gem: 2001 Dodge Ramcharger — the odometer rolls over on Murilee's 1,000th post

Another Mexican-market machine ends up in a car graveyard far from home.

Motorsports
Sergio Perez to feel the love at Mexican GP, Verstappen not so much

But home country favorite may have little chance of stopping his teammate's run

News
U.S.-Mexico border congestion is complicating automakers' lives

The problem impacts automakers and suppliers, and adds to woes of the UAW strike

Featured
Junkyard Gem: Nissan Tsuru

A FrankenTsuru, apparently assembled from used-up Mexican taxis, found in Colorado.

Report
Tesla could begin producing electric cars in Mexico next year

Elon Musk says Tesla will produce a 'next-gen vehicle' at the plant in Mexico

Report
Mexico suspends gas subsidy as Americans cross border for deals

Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Sonora and Baja California border states are included

Official
GM workers in Mexico defeat union in first test of U.S. trade deal

They've rejected their collective contract, testing new trade deal's labor rules

Report
GM workers' historic vote in Mexico tests new trade deal

'This case is a barometer for how industry can come to respect the rights of labor'

Report
How Ford burned $12 billion in Brazil

Over the past eight years, the company has lost about $2,000 for every car it sold

Report
Mexican auto parts firms expect record year after U.S. backs trade deal

But the new rules pose a challenge to automakers

Mexican auto parts manufacturers with clients across North America expect a record year after U.S. approval of a trade deal mandating higher regional inputs, but the new rules pose a bigger challenge to carmakers. After months of wrangling, U.S. lawmakers on Thursday ratified the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), brokered at the behest of President Donald Trump to replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The accord, which Canada's parliament is expected to app

Report
Mexican auto exports post first annual decline in a decade

Exports fell by 3.4% to 3,333,586 units last year

Report
Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders

Tariffs 'are hereby indefinitely suspended,' Trump tweets

Tariffs 'are hereby indefinitely suspended,' Trump tweets.

Official
U.S.-Mexico talks continue under tariff threat as Trump returns from Europe

As deadline looms, 'There has been some movement on their part,' Pence says

As deadline looms, 'There has been some movement on their part,' Pence says.

Report
How Trump's Mexico tariffs could increase fuel prices in the U.S.

Mexico sends 600,000 to 700,000 barrels of oil to the U.S. every day

Mexico sends 600,000 to 700,000 barrels of oil to the U.S. every day.

Auctions
Seized vehicles auctioned outside presidential mansion in Mexico

The top seller was a lifted Shelby pickup truck that went for $99,685

The top seller was a lifted Shelby pickup truck that went for $99,685.

Auctions
Mexico to auction Lamborghini, other seized assets to help poor

77 vehicles go up for auction Sunday, with more auctions to follow

Official
Trump backs off border shutdown but threatens Mexico auto tariffs

This in spite of no-tariffs trade agreement his administration negotiated

This in spite of no-tariffs trade agreement his administration negotiated.

Report
8,000 Ford Mustangs get temporary steering wheels while idled by labor strike

They were parked pending shipments of the correct wheels

They were parked pending shipments of the correct steering wheels

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