Irish automotive technology provider Aptiv will invest US$40 million in a new factory in El Salto, Jalisco, 29 kilometers from Guadalajara. Though already active in 8 other Mexican states, this will be the company's first factory in Jalisco, and it will be dedicated to the manufacture of spare parts for electric vehicles.
Through a unique partnership with New Story, Celaya Tequila will donate a portion of the proceeds from each bottle sold to an affordable housing project in Jalisco, Mexico. The initiative will make home and land ownership more accessible for vulnerable families throughout Jalisco, the beating heart of the tequila industry.
Because of the heat wave that has impacted Mexico since the beginning of this month and the associated increase in the use of air conditioning, the country’s electrical system has been strained, causing blackouts in parts of the country. Alerts have been issued in multiple states where temperatures have exceeded 45 degrees Celsius.
A team of researchers and archaeologists recently discovered a monumental Ancient Mayan city within the Balamkú ecological reserve in the state of Campeche, around 1,100km from Mexico City, which they've named Ocomtún ('stone column' in Yucatec Mayan), due to the numerous cylindrical stone pillars scattered throughout the site.
A 17th-century church in Chiapas that has been covered by water since 1966 has once again shown its façade. The Temple of Quechula emerged after drought caused water levels to drop in the Nezahualcóyotl reservoir on the Grijalva river. Tourists are flocking to the site to catch a glimpse before it disappears beneath the water again.
On June 16, Jalisco celebrated its first bicentennial as a free and sovereign state, and the Jalisco Ministry of Culture decided to commemorate the occasion with public art. As such, four urban artists created four large-format murals under the motto 'Jalisco: 200 years of culture, history and tradition,' in Guadalajara's Luis Quintanar Park.
Mexico's Modelo became the best-selling brand of beer in the U.S. in May, with an 8.4% share of the market. Bud Light fell from the top spot for the first time in nearly two decades after the beer's owner, Anheuser-Busch, became embroiled in controversy. Sales of Modelo Especial grew 12.2% in the last month, while sales of Bud Light fell 7.3%.
Mexico produced more films than ever before last year, despite an increasingly difficult financing environment. In its Statistical Yearbook of Mexican Cinema, the Mexican Institute of Cinematography recorded 258 Mexican feature films produced in 2022, surpassing the previous record set in 2021.
The three airport groups that operate in Mexico, ASUR, OMA and GAP, have had a good year, registering double-digit growth in terms of passengers from January to May 2023. And it is the Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) that sets the standard by totaling more than 26 million travelers.
The Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences recently revealed that the Santos Degollado Theater in Guadalajara will host the 65th Ariel awards ceremony. Traditionally held at Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes or the Cineteca Nacional, the ceremony is now headed to Jalisco for the first time.
