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☆ Mexico's automotive production, exports rise in October
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Newly assembled vehicles are parked at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant in Baja California, Tijuana, Mexico May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 7 (Reuters) - Mexico's automotive production and exports rose in October from a year earlier, data from national statistics agency INEGI showed on Tuesday. Production increased by 35.77% to 378,129 vehicles and auto exports by 18.11% to 316,421 vehicles, according to the data. Reporting by Natalia SiniawskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jorge Duenes, Natalia Siniawski Organizations: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Baja California, Tijuana, Mexico

☆ Automakers blast US plan to hike fuel efficiency rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) proposal was unreasonable and requested significant revisions. The auto alliance said last month automakers would face more than $14 billion in non-compliance penalties between 2027 and 2032. Automakers also raised alarm at the Energy Department's proposal to significantly revise how it calculates the petroleum-equivalent fuel economy rating for EVs in NHTSA's CAFE program, saying it would "devalue the fuel economy of electric vehicles by 72%." GM said on Monday it could support NHTSA's proposal if the Energy Department rescinded its petroleum-equivalent proposal. Automakers and the United Auto Workers union have previously also complained parallel rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency are not feasible and should be significantly softened.

Persons: Jorge Duenes, Biden, David Shepardson, Jamie Freed Organizations: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, REUTERS, Rights, General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, NHTSA, American Automotive Policy Council, Detroit Three, Ford, GM, Chrysler, U.S, Energy, Energy Department, Subaru, United Auto Workers, Environmental Protection Agency, Thomson Locations: Baja California, Tijuana, Mexico, NHTSA's, KS

☆ Mexican president says migrant flows won't increase after U.S. border policy change
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Migrants walk between the two border fences as they wait for authorities to request asylum in San Ysidro, California, U.S., as seen from Tijuana, Mexico April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge DuenesMEXICO CITY, May 5 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he did not expect migrant flows to increase once U.S. border restrictions are lifted next week, pointing to legal pathways for migrants to reach the U.S. The border policy known as Title 42, which allows U.S. authorities to rapidly expel migrants to Mexico without the chance to seek asylum, is due to expire May 11. Lopez Obrador said the availability of U.S. permits and visas that migrants can request from their home countries will prevent the numbers of people attempting to reach the U.S.-Mexico border from growing. "We think migrant flows will not increase, because another option, an alternative, is opening up," Lopez Obrador told his regular daily news conference.

An additional 1,500 active-duty troops will temporarily support missions at the southern border, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. Photo: Jorge Duenes/ReutersNext week’s expiration of Title 42 border policy has altered the plans of many U.S.-bound migrants, with some now aiming to cross into the U.S. illegally ahead of the policy change and others planning to follow a new, slower process for seeking asylum. The Title 42 pandemic-era policy allows U.S. authorities to quickly expel migrants on public health grounds and is set to expire May 11. After that date, those who cross the border illegally will be held to a higher initial asylum standard—which most migrants are expected not to pass—and could be quickly deported from the U.S.

☆ Biden to Send 1,500 Troops to Mexican Border as Fears of Migrant Surge Grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Michelle Hackman | Alicia A. Caldwell | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An additional 1,500 active-duty troops will temporarily support missions at the southern border, a Pentagon official said. Photo: JORGE DUENES/REUTERSWASHINGTON— President Biden is sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border, while cities across the country are declaring states of emergency and asking for federal support as the country prepares for a surge of migration expected to accompany the lifting of Title 42 border restrictions next week. A large number of migrants have already been illegally entering El Paso, Texas, in recent days. Hundreds unable to find spots in shelters gathered in the past few days around downtown churches in the border city looking for help, according to photos and videos of the scene.

☆ Biden to Deploy Active-Duty Troops to Southern Border as Title 42 Ends
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Michelle Hackman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A group of migrants walked between two fences at the Mexico–U.S. border near San Ysidro, Calif., last week. Photo: JORGE DUENES/REUTERSWASHINGTON—President Biden is planning to send 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border in anticipation of Title 42 immigration restrictions lifting next week, the Department of Homeland Security said. The administration has been scrambling to prepare for what they expect will be a significant surge of migrants as the Title 42 policy ends on May 11, with illegal crossings potentially doubling to 10,000 or 11,000 a day in coming weeks. Title 42, the pandemic-era measure introduced by former President Donald Trump in 2020, allows migrants to be turned back to Mexico even if they ask for asylum.

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