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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 02:46 PM
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More from mexico

It seems Honda is not alone "South of the Border".....

Kia negotiating to build $1.5B auto plant in Mexico - Autoblog

"In the last few years, Mexico has become a hotbed of North American automobile production. Mazda, Honda and Volkswagen all recently opened new or expanded factories to build cars there. There are even more on the way with a joint venture plant from Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti and BMW's announcement of its own $1 billion undertaking in Mexico".
 

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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 04:15 PM
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The Mexican drug cartels must be loving that river of money flowing down there.

Fact is you cannot even go to the Honda plant I was told without some sort of armed security detail. Hmm this seems like a hostile work environment.
 
Old Aug 27, 2014 | 05:24 PM
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The plant is located in Celaya, state of Guanajuato, Mexico.

I live rather close to it.

No, I don't go outside with body armor on.

Put "Honda de México S.A. de C.V., Celaya, Mexiko"

into googlemaps and take a look on your own.

The access to the Ford plants in Hermosillo, Sonora and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua however can be it bit more tricky.
 

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Old Aug 27, 2014 | 05:44 PM
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Not really a surprise. Shipping cost, higher cost in Japan vs. Cheaper labor elsewhere, NAFTA.
 
Old Aug 27, 2014 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Vanguard
It seems Honda is not alone "South of the Border".....

Kia negotiating to build $1.5B auto plant in Mexico - Autoblog

"In the last few years, Mexico has become a hotbed of North American automobile production. Mazda, Honda and Volkswagen all recently opened new or expanded factories to build cars there. There are even more on the way with a joint venture plant from Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti and BMW's announcement of its own $1 billion undertaking in Mexico".
Don't forget Ford....Ford Fiesta's are made there as well.
 
Old Aug 29, 2014 | 04:47 PM
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Don't forget Ford....Ford Fiesta's are made there as well.
I did not know that! I am glad however because I own Ford stock. With hourly labor rates what they are in Mexico, Ford should have a good year!

I am thinking about Honda stock now for the same reasons (and the fact they are about to introduce the HR-V).
 

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