The Mexico nearshoring play is real, but investors should be aware of some pitfalls.
Nearshoring — also called reshoring, onshoring, inshoring or backshoring — is helping drive Mexican stocks higher this year.
For U.S. companies, there are compelling advantages to moving operations to Mexico from Asia, including geographical proximity, as well as low labor costs.
"There is no nearshoring industrial revolution without electricity," according to a March note where Lippmann discusses Mexico's need to revamp its electricity infrastructure.
According to Nace, the firm is the largest auto insurance company in Mexico, "similar to a Progressive in the United States.
Persons:
—, Andrés Manuel López Obrador's, Meagan Nace, Nace, Morgan, Nikolaj Lippmann, Lippmann, Lippman, López Obrador, Tesla
Organizations:
U.S, Grupo, Artisan Partners, Companies, Partners, Semiconductor, New York Stock Exchange
Locations:
Mexico, Asia, Mexican, nearshoring, Baja California, United States, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, U.S