COMMENT: Luxury of low-cost production lures premium OEMs to Mexico

The US Big Three and the Japanese volume OEMs have long had assembly plants in Mexico. They are supported by an expanding supplier base - NTN, Denso and Bridgestone are just three of the major suppliers to have announced new plants or major expansions in the country in 2014 alone. Hella, Bosch, Mahle-Behr and Freudenberg are also expanding in Mexico, while Kia is rumoured to be considering a plant in the country.