San Miguel has joined the chilling list of tourist destinations—Cancun, Los Cabos, even Mexico City itself—that are losing their perceived immunity from the drug wars that have ravaged much of Mexico for years, captured in headlines about beheadings, mass graves and broad-daylight shootouts.
All of which presents a major challenge to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his markedly hands-off approach to crime. A leftist who took office a year ago, his strategy is “abrazos, no balazos,” or “hugs, not shots,’’ as he has described it.
The automakers in the region, including Volkswagen AG and General Motors Co.
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http://sanmigueltimes.com/2017/10/toyota-scales-back-its-new-guanajuato-plant/
The initial plan was to build 200,000 Corolla subcompacts a year, but executive vice-president Didier Leroy told reporters at the Tokyo Motor Show that production will go to a new plant being planned with Mazda Motor Corporation in the U.S.
The Mexico plant will build Tacoma trucks to meet growing demand. It is part of Toyota’s overall realignment of North American production, he said.
Leroy denied the move was aimed at pleasing anyone, an apparent reference to U.S. President Donald Trump.
“We are not playing any political game, to please anybody,” Leroy said, stressing the move was about production efficiency. “We are just doing what is the best for the company.”