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LATIN AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE
Mexico: Domestic auto sales 'red-hot,' up 19% Even scandal-plagued Volkswagen recorded an increase in record-setting market
Mexico's domestic automotive market was described as "red-hot" in a report today by Bloomberg, which also noted that Volkswagen, too, is seeing higher sales figures despite its emissions tests scandal. Domestic vehicle ...    Read on...
Auto Sales for 2015 Crash by 25 Percent in Brazil
Sector sales registered a decline of over 21 percent in 2015 and are expected to continue to show negative results in 2016. Automobile sales in Brazil fell by 25.59 percent in 2015 in comparison to the previous year, according ...    Read on...
Mexico's Thriving Automotive Electronics Industry Needs Parallel EHS Boom
In one month alone -- August 2015 -- automakers produced in Mexico nearly 300,000 vehicles, exporting 80% of them. This production level is 7.7% higher than in August 2014. In fact, 30% of Mexico's exports are automobile, according ...    Read on...
Additional automotive articles
- Autos: Brazil Demand Remains Soft in November 2015 (download report)
- 5 Essential Facts about Mexico's Automotive Market
- Brazilian industry contracts 12.4% in the year to November
- South America Automotive Parts Die Casting Market

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WORKSHOPS in Troy MI (US) & Greenville SC (US)

"MEXICO: Bridging Cultures in Automotive Supply Chain Management to Drive Performance"
The 1/2 - day, interactive workshop will present methodologies for incorporating lean concepts such as standard work, PDCA, root cause analysis and A3 thinking to improve intercultural communication. Participants in the seminar will learn how to avoid misunderstandings and reduce waste rooted in language, culture and distance ... 
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Technical Spanish for doing business in the Mexican automotive industry
Today's global supply chain requires participants from many countries to understand each other and communicate effectively. In fact, your long-term career success may depend on your ability to converse clearly in languages other ...    Read on...
ECONOMY, MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY CHAIN
Mexico's manufacturing boom lures U.S. molders
Pick up any manufacturing trade publication and you can probably find an article about Mexico's booming automotive and aerospace sectors. Announcements from automotive OEMs, U.S.-based as well as Japanese and European ...    Read on...
Confirmed: Brazil faces its worst economic plunge in 25 years
Analysts expect Brazil's economy to contract by 2.95% this year after contracting by 3.71% in 2015, marking the biggest drop in economic output in 25 years, the Central Bank said on Monday. The first survey of analysts released this year ...    Read on...
Mexican shelter companies offer greater certainty to manufacturers
Although much of the economic reforms proposed, approved and implemented over the last several years have been done so in very clear, certain and well-defined terms, one important issue that remained unclear has been clarified just ...    Read on...
What to Know About US-Mexico Shipping Regulations
Learn what can happen at the U.S.-Mexico border with your truckload shipments and understand how carrier restrictions, inspections, cargo insurance, and equipment availability affect your shipments. Discover how you can choose ...    Read on...
Additional economy, manufacturing and supply chain articles
- Electronics Industry in Brazil Predicts Gloomy 2016
- Year in Review: Latin America in 2015 and What's ahead in 2016
- Mexico factory exports slide, but jobless rate hits seven-year low
- South America to contract 0.8% and Central America will expand 4.6% in 2016, says UN office
- Brazil to launch second phase of logistics plan
- Air Cargo in Latin America Still Falls Behind in Supporting Supply Chains

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HOT TOPICS PRESENTED
BY PRACTICING EXPERTS

"Maquila at 50!  Manufacturing Engine of Mexico"
"Big Gains: Challenges & Opportunities for Auto Suppliers in Mexico"
"Foreign Direct Investment in Mexico"
"Creating a Company in Brazil"
"Investing in Mexico: Planning for Success"
"Is Cuba Ready For American Trade And Investment?"
"Doing Business in Mexico: Mitigating the risks of fraud, corruption and security"
"Opportunities for Suppliers in the Mexican Auto Industry"
"Expert Details Top 8 Automakers' Prospects in North American Market"
"Heavy Duty Vehicle Industry in Mexico - Current and Future Opportunities for Foreign Suppliers"
"Investment Strategies for the Brazilian Market"
TAX, FINANCE & INVESTMENT
Mexico's 2016 tax reform: new transfer pricing information returns
New Article 76-A of the Income Tax Law was published in the Federal Official Gazette on November 18, 2015, establishing three new transfer pricing information returns: Master File, Local File and Country-by-Country Report ...  Read on...
Doing Deals in Brazil: Investment Drivers and Challenges
To download 91-page report ...      Read on...
Additional finance, tax and investment articles
- Mexico peso should appreciate once markets become calmer
- Argentina issues US$ 5bn in bonds to pay importers; some restrictions persist
- Dutch tax treatment of Brazilian 'interest on equity' payments as of 2016
- Brazil: Tax Treaty Series: The Bilateral Income Tax Treaty Between Brazil And Canada

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HR & TALENT MANAGEMENT
Time is money - In Latin America spending time to build a relationship pays off
One of the deepest values we have in the US is about time and money. We go about almost every activity with this conviction in mind. It is so engrained in many of our activities we assume this is the only way to take care of things. And if we ...  Read on...
How to have your Social Security deposits made directly to your Mexican bank account
Once again, our good friend Steven M. Fry from Yucalandia comes up with a really interesting article that delves into the details of the good systems worked out by the U.S. Social Security Administration and Mexican banks, truly ...  Read on...
Additional HR and talent management articles
- Minimum wage increase in Mexico, a "bad joke"
- Argentina and Cuba: Union paradises
- The ugly face of FATCA: Why life for American expats is getting harder
- Brazil Increases Minimum Wage 12%
- Brazilian Labor Rights
- Mexico: Expat Expo Jan. 30-31 to offer help to settle into your new home

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ADDITIONAL HOT TOPICS
- IoT awareness still low in Brazil
- Brazil Slashes Red Tape to Expedite Scientific Research
- Argentina: Macri's priorities: Mercosur, trade agreement with EU and the Pacific Alliance

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