Low Wages, Trade Pacts Send Auto Plants to Mexico

By Tom Krisher And Christopher Sherman Associated Press - Apr 26, 2015

Detroit — Mexico has become the most attractive place in North America to build new automobile factories, a shift that has siphoned jobs from the U.S. and Canada, yet helped keep car and truck prices in check for consumers. In the past two years, eight automakers have opened or announced new plants or expansions in Mexico. Just last week, Toyota announced a new plant in Guanajuato to build the popular Corolla, work now done in Canada,...