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JANUARY 2024 EDITION
MEXICO: AUTOMOTIVE
Mexico auto production seen growing 8% in 2024

Tesla Giga Mexico groundbreaking ceremony schedule speculations start

Renewable Energy, Water Keys for Mexico to Reach Nearshoring Potential

Mexico could help this huge Chinese carmaker crack the US market

UAW urges stricter tariffs ahead of USMCA review

Bashing Mexico’s Automotive Industry Has Consequences

China Outlook 2024: Prices Wars, Mexico Expansion Ahead For EV Makers

THIS WEEK'S INTERVIEW
The latest Audio Interview features David Shillingford, CoFounder of Everstream Analytics, a leading supply chain risk analytics company that enables end-to-end predictive visibility to supply chain risk for many of the world’s best-known companies. He has led the development of several industry-wide data and analytics platforms both as an entrepreneur and as SVP Supply Chain at Verisk Analytics (a NASDAQ company).
Listen to Interview with David Shillingford here
BRAZIL & LATAM: AUTOMOTIVE (continued)

Brazil electric, hybrid car sales to grow by 60% in 2024, says industry group

Brazil: Vehicle production down in 2023, but sales up

Electric Semi-Trailers Debut in Chile

BYD Co. explores lithium acquisition in Brazil for electric vehicle production

India enters Argentina's lithium market with INR 200 cr investment, eyes on rich lithium reserves

GM’s Next Investment In Brazil To Include EV Production

Known as the Brazilian Elon Musk, entrepreneur creates electric car manufacturer in Brazil

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Mexico: Auto parts production will reach around US$125 billion in 2024: INA

Solarever to install its first electric car assembly plant in Mexico

Querétaro promotes cluster network with strategic sectors
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP INTERVIEWS

Managing Considerations When Moving Manufacturing Out of China
This Interview features Dan Harris, Founder & Managing Partner, and Head of China Manufacturing Practice with Harris Bricken, a leading international law firm. He started and operates the China Law Blog, which is regarded as one of the best law blogs on the web today. The ABA Journal named the China Law Blog to its Blawg Hall of Fame (a designation given to the ...

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Insights on Mexico Industrial Real Estate: Focus on Four Key Automotive Regions
This Interview features 4 Mexico industrial real estate experts from NAI Mexico, part of the NAI Global network, a leading industrial and commercial real estate firm, operating 25 offices across Mexico. NAI works with global customers, including many in the automotive industry ...

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9 RECORDED WEBINARS: "NEARSHORING: FOCUS ON MEXICO"

NEARSHORING:
"FOCUS ON MEXICO"
Watch these recorded webinars in this 9-webinar series.

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MEXICO, BRAZIL & LATAM: SUPPLY CHAIN, LOGISTICS AND TRADE
How could Panama Canal restrictions affect supply chains?

China widens South America trade highway with Silk Road mega port

New US-Mexico agreement to monitor foreign investments comes as more Chinese money flows into Mexico

Argentina: Suspension of exemption certificates on VAT and income tax due on certain importations | 4 January 2024

Argentina: Customs regulates amendments to the Customs Code introduced by Decree 70/23

Borderlands: Nearshoring forecast to boost US-Mexico trade in 2024

Argentina sends note rejecting BRICS entry

Borderlands: Mexico top US trade partner in November, Laredo No. 1 gateway
CROSS-BORDER M&A: COMPANIES FOR SALE WORLDWIDE
To learn more about all Global M&A deals, contact Ron Hesse - RHesse@GlobalAutoIndustry.com
MEXICO, BRAZIL & LATAM: FINANCE, TAX, LEGAL AND M&A
Brazil: Amendments to the tax legislation

Involve antitrust lawyers early on for seamless LatAm M&A deals

M&A Involving Family-Owned Targets in Latin America

Are You a Mexican Shareholder of a U.S. Company? 2024 Brings New U.S. Reporting Obligations

Latin American Startup Funding Fell Again In 2023

Argentina: Record highs in parallel dollar rates as the country grapples with economic challenges

Where there’s risk, there’s opportunity for private equity in LatAm

US DOJ Maintains Interest in Bribery in Mexico and Latin America
MEXICO, BRAZIL & LATAM: MANUFACTURING, ECONOMY & TECHNOLOGY
Investment Bankers Are Starting to See Mexico as a Money Spinner

China shifts Latin America investment to compete with west

Brazil's Lula launches 're-industrialization' plan for next decade

Lula's Plan for Industry Reissues Criticized Measures

Foreign Ministers of Brazil and China holding key talks

Brazil imports fewer inputs; industrial crisis expected

With elections in Mexico and the US, 2024 is a pivotal year for North American trade

Reassessing Brazil's Economic Outlook
MEXICO, BRAZIL & LATAM: HR & TALENT MANAGEMENT
Mexico: Potential labor reforms for 2024

Brazil: Reinstatement of the visit visa requirement for United States, Australian and Canadian Citizens as of 10 January 2024

Mexico Congress set to debate 40-hour workweek

Mexican employer update: Learning from 2023 and planning for 2024 (Video Chat)

Lula’s government increases minimum wage in Brazil

The Expat Relocation Guide to São Paulo

Mexico: Change in mandatory days off

Top 7 of the Best Expat Cities in Mexico

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EXAMPLE: Bring engineering or manufacturing talent from your foreign operations to the U.S. for on-job-training for periods of up to 18 months. Foreign operations can include India, Mexico, Germany, Brazil, UK, China, Thailand, and many other countries.

To download the "Global Automotive Industry Traineeship Program" Brochure for companies, visit here.

Recorded Webinar (held on August 24): To learn more or to watch recorded webinar, visit here.
"LIVE" & RECORDED WEBINARS
RECORDED WEBINAR (held on November 28, 2023) by East West Associates
"Establishing Manufacturing & Sourcing in Poland"
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9-WEEK RECORDED WEBINAR SERIES (Fall 2023) by Harris Bricken & GlobalAutoIndustry.com
"Nearshoring: Focus on Mexico"
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RECORDED WEBINAR (held on August 24, 2023) by SHRM and GlobalAutoIndustry.com
"The Global Automotive Industry Traineeship Program"
To learn more or to watch recorded webinar, visit here.

RECORDED WEBINAR (Held on Feb. 2) by East West Associates
"Closure, Near-Shoring, Relocation & Consolidation of Export-Oriented China Operations & Supply Chains"
To learn more or to access recorded webinar, visit here.

RECORDED WEBINAR by Harris Bricken and East West Associates
"Consolidation, Relocation & Closure of China-based Operations"
To learn more or to register, visit here.

RECORDED WEBINAR by Harris Bricken and East West Associates
"Challenges of Sourcing Critical Automotive Components in Mexico"
To learn more or to register, visit here.

RECORDED WEBINAR by INDEX
"Lessons Learned: CEO Insights for Manufacturing in Mexico"
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RECORDED WEBINAR by Harris Bricken
"Moving Your Manufacturing from China to Mexico"
To learn more or to register, visit here.
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH & TRAVEL INSURANCE, AND SECURITY

A Global Benefits Strategy in 5 Steps:
For Auto Industry Professionals
This Interview features Allen Koski, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Insured Nomads, the first insurtech in global benefits. Previously Allen was a Senior Vice President at United Healthcare Global and prior to that instrumental in the growth and development of Cigna Global in roles that ranged across sales and sales leadership ...

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