Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance broke ground for their joint-venture manufacturing complex, COMPAS in central Mexico.
It will build next-generation premium compact vehicles for the brands Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti and they will invest a total of US$1 billion in the joint venture from 2017.
Ford has commissioned its first engine plant in Russia.
The new $275 million factory, in the republic of Tatarstan, has the capacity to produce up to 105,000 engines a year, with the possibility of expansion to up to 200,000, said the Ford Sollers statement.
