first Mexican customs facility in the United States

http://www.insidebayarea.com/businessnews/ci_3254225 ^ | 11/27/2005 | Garance Burke

[Borax Queen]

Thank you for the link.

[Lobbyist]

The Mexican Customs facility will not be operating under the Vienna Convention. Instead, as I understand it, there will be a whole new legal instrument (bilateral agreement) that will govern their presence in this country. Other key cities along priority trade routes are watching how this develops. If it is successful they will have Mexican facilities as well. One of the representatives on our local boards that approves capital expenditures suggested that in the future we could have a Chinese customs facility as well.

[CzarNicky]

Even if it does not operate under the Vienna Convention will still be awarded consular status. Face it you are beaten before you even get out of the starting gate. Good luck anyway not that it will do you any good.

[Lobbyist]

At the very least I can be a royal pain in their a$$.

[CzarNicky]

flies get swatted. I'd tread lightly.

[xp38]

I don't know about Mexico but here in Canada 3500 GM jobs are getting the axe.

[cope85]

they have make it that NAFTA laws, supersedes states laws

[cope85]

NEW DELHI: America's loss is turning out to be India's gain. Within days of announcing 30,000 job-cuts in the US, automobile giant General Motors Corp will this week unveil plans to increase its workforce in India by nearly 30%.

The carmaker has decided to add 450 jobs at its existing plant in Halol (Gujarat) as part of plans to expand presence in India - the emerging low-cost automobile hub in the east.

"GM is going on a hiring spree in India, and it's add jobs both on the factory shop-floor as well in the executive cadre. GM will this week start the process to hire 450 additional people for its India venture," a senior head-hunter told The Times of India.

While it will increase its floor-worker force by 400, another 50 are being added in its executive cadre. "This is in line with the company's plans to expand its presence in India, which GM feels will drive future growth," the source said.

GM India today has close to 1,600 people on its rolls, including nearly 1,300 on the shop-floor. With GM now preparing to drive into the volume car market in January 2006, the firm is working towards expanding its workforce in the country.

The car maker plans to roll out the premium hatchback Aveo in India in January next year, followed by an entry-level mid-sized sedan version of the car. It will also introduce a hatchback version of its hot-seller Chevrolet Optra in India by mid-2006.

In addition, the firm plans to add another 4,000 jobs in India when it sets up its second greenfield car plant.

The car maker has already shortlisted Andhra Pradesh, tamil Nadu and Maharashtra as the probable sites for its second plant, which will produce the Chevrolet Spark (a rebadged Daewoo Matiz), an all-new SUV and a sedan.

[Just mythoughts]

I live south of KC, MO., and I cannot find where exactly this hub is to be located. From the sounds of the article sounds like near Kemper.

A few years back I had read that Richards Gebauer was going to be a 'trucking' depot for interstate commerce.

Do you know where this hub is to be located?

[Lobbyist]

The facility will be located in the West Bottoms on property owned by Kansas City, Missouri. The address is around 14th or 15th and Liberty Avenue.

I'm encouraging people to write letters to the editor of the KCStar about this pilot project.

I don't want to wait to know all the details of how this is going to affect our city and our state after the ink is dry on paper. It's unfair.

[ladyjane]

What exactly is it that we export to Mexico? (besides jobs)

A lot of $$$. It usually goes via Western Union although local banks are now providing the service for the illegals.

[Buffettfan]

I am sure that the automobile insurance companies will be happy to watch stolen cars shipped to mexico right under their noses from Kansas City.

[cope85]

its all over for Kansas City

[Lobbyist]

I think you're right. I'm very upset about all of this.

[cope85]

bump