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May 17, 2017IN THE NEWS

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Mexico breaks car industry recordRio de Janeiro — Mexico's car manufacturing industry exported more than 978,000 cars from January to April this year, up 14.6 percent from the same period a year before.

The North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA, zone is the main destination for Mexico's car exports, accounting for 85.4 percent of the total, the industry's association (AMIA) said.

From January to April, production reached 1.2 million cars, up 13.6 percent from the same period last year.

Chapulín Colorado: The movieQuerétaro — The animated movie of the Mexican classic comedy show "El Chapulín Colorado" is in post-production stage and will be ready in three years, said producer Roberto Gómez.

"We are studying the possibility of making the film to international standards, as if it were produced in any of the big Hollywood studios," he added.

Cancun to host OAS summitWashington — This year's Organization of American States, OAS, summit will take place in Cancun, Mexico.

The summit, from June 19 to 21, was originally planned for Mexico City, but the proposal by Mexican ambassador to the OAS, Luis Alfonso de Alba, of holding it in Cancun was accepted by the organization's permanent council.

Tesla hiring Mexican engineers for U.S. plantBerlin — Tesla, the U.S.-based electric car maker, is looking for new engineers in Mexico to work at one of its plants, going against all policies from U.S. President Donald Trump.

A German car industry magazine asked "why is Tesla doing it? It's a move that could cause conflict with Trump's government". The question has yet to be answered.

Tesla published an ad in LinkedIn where it said it was looking for Mexican engineers.

Mexico: First Latin American guest at Hannover MesseHannover — Mexico is the first Latin American invited as a guest to the Hannover Messe industrial fair, said Marco Siebert, the Deutsche Messe consortium's International Relations chief.

"The first thing we considered when inviting Mexico was its leadership in industrial production and ability to attract investment to that sector. There's a large number of companies and factories operating there," Siebert added.

Mexican among crew members of simulated Mars tripMexico — Yair Piña López, a student of the Science Faculty at Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM, is among the crew members on a simulated trip to Mars.

The project, in Utah, U.S., aims to recreate conditions on Mars for the students to work and do several activities for research.

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Regional leadership

Four states to hold electionsMexico — Some 20 million people are ready to vote in their state elections on June 4 in Coahuila, State of Mexico, Nayarit and Veracruz, the National Electoral Institution, INE, said.

Coahuila and Nayarit will vote for new governors, mayors and representatives; the State of Mexico will vote for a new governor and Veracruz will renew local councils.

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Mexican sushi restaurant chain expands to U.S.Mexico — Mexican sushi restaurant chain Sushi Itto will open its first U.S. store this year in El Paso, Texas.

The move comes despite the uncertain atmosphere regarding the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, NAFTA.

The company's expansion plans include more U.S. locations and other countries over the next five years.

Mexico City in the top 10 of tourism destinations Mexico — Mexico City is among the top 10 tourism destinations in the world, said Mexico City's Tourism minister, Armando López.

"Notwithstanding the issues facing a city of its size, it is true that increasingly more people come and enjoy the city," López added.