(Reuters) - Mexico has long been a manufacturing hub in North America for multiple automakers, and the country is trying to position itself for the wave of electric vehicles (EVs) to come. The auto sector is a driver of Mexico's major manufacturing industry, which is heavily integrated into U.S. and Canadian supply chains.
Mexican officials on Tuesday said Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc is the latest automaker with plans to build a plant in Mexico.
Here are major automakers with plants in Mexico -
General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) * Silao Plant in the central city in Guanajuato state,produces Chevrolet and GMC full-size pickup trucks * Ramos Arizpe Plant in the northern city in Coahuila state,builds the Chevrolet Equinox and Blazer SUVs now and will buildthe 2024 Blazer EV and Equinox EV * San Luis Potosi Plant in the state capital of the centralstate of San Luis Potosi, produces the Chevrolet Equinox and GMCTerrain
Ford Motor (NYSE:F) Co * Cuautitlan Assembly plant in the central city ofCuautitlan Izcalli, produces Ford Mustang Mach-E * Hermosillo Assembly Plant in the state capital of thenorthern state of Sonora, produces Ford Bronco Sport and FordMaverick
Toyota Motor (NYSE:TM) Corp * Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Baja California in thenorthern border city of Tijuana, Baja California, produces theToyota Tacoma pickup * Toyota Motor Manufacturing de Guanajuato in Apaseo elGrande, Guanajuato, produces the Toyota Tacoma
Stellantis * Saltillo Truck Assembly Plant in the state capital ofCoahuila, produces Ram light and heavy-duty pickups * Saltillo Van Assembly Plant, makes the Ram ProMaster van * Toluca Assembly Plant, produces the Jeep Compass
Nissan (OTC:NSANY) Motor Co * Nissan Mexicana (Cuernavaca) in the central city ofJiutepec, produces NP300 pickup truck * Nissan Mexicana (Aguascalientes 1 Plant) in the centralcity of Aguascalientes, produces March, Versa, Kicks * Nissan Mexicana (Aguascalientes 2 Plant), produces Sentra * Nissan also has a joint venture plant with Mercedes inAguascalientes, making the Infinti QX 50 and 55 SUVs, andMercedes GLB SUV
Honda Motor Co * Honda de Mexico (HDM) in Celaya, Guanajuato, produces HR-V
Volkswagen (ETR:VOWG_p) * Volkswagen de México in Sanctorum, Puebla, produces Jetta,Tiguan, Taos * VW's Audi unit in San José Chiapa, Puebla, produces AudiQ5 premium SUV and plans to start manufacturing EVs by 2027
Mazda Motor (OTC:MZDAY) Corp * Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation (MMVO) in Salamanca,Guanajuato, produces Mazda2, Mazda3, Mazda CX-30
Kia America * Hyundai Motor Co's Kia has a plant in Pesqueria, NuevoLeon, produces Kia Forte, Rio
BMW AG * BMW Plant in San Luis Potosi, produces BMW 3 Series, 2Series and will produce fully electric "Neue Klasse"modelsSOURCES: Carmakers and Auto Forecast Solutions