A strategic location and skilled workforce have contributed to the steady growth of Mexico’s textile and apparel industry in recent years. Consequently, more and more companies are turning to nearshore manufacturing for their production requirements. Here are five reasons why Mexico’s textile and apparel industry is well suited to nearshore manufacturing. One: Textile and Apparel […]
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NovaLink and NAFTA
In fairness to our customers, current and future, we would like to take the opportunity to state our position on NAFTA and what our plans are for the future regarding this important trade treaty. NovaLink, like other businesses that depend on manufacturing in Mexico, has been following the negotiations of the NAFTA treaty closely. The […]
Commerce Department: China Not a Market Economy
The Chinese government’s foreign investment regime is restrictive, the report concluded, the Chinese government exerts significant ownership and control over industry through state-invested enterprises, and other means, and state planning remains important in the Chinese government’s industrial policies. The Chinese government pushed back on these assertions in a speech made by a Ministry of Commerce […]
The 3 Countries Stealing China’s Business
As China transforms from an emerging market to an economic leader, the era of outsourcing to this nation is coming to an end. “Made in China.” It’s a slogan emblematic of many things — of cheap labor, of the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs to lower-wage nations, of China’s rapid ascent to the ranks of […]
Auto Industry Declares War on Trump Over NAFTA
We’re winning with NAFTA,” declared a newly formed coalition, Driving American Jobs, on its website. Comprised of automakers including General Motors, Toyota and Volkswagen, as well as the American International Automobile Dealers Association and the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, the campaign has been emphasizing the benefits of NAFTA, aiming to counter the perception played […]