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		<title>TMASC Turns Three</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2012/02/01/tmasc-turns-three/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opportunity grows in the region
New TMASC report in development
On November 19, 2008, Bexar County Economic Development held its inaugural Texas-Mexico Automotive SuperCluster (TMASC) Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Bexar County created TMASC that year to leverage the changing geography of automotive assembly and automotive markets in North America. TMASC would capitalize on changes in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A look back at the 2012 Automotive News World Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, our staff was unable to attend the 2012 Automotive News World Congress and North American International Auto Show as planned. (Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes the bug.)
As partial consolation, we (and other enthusiasts like yourselves) were fortunately able to peek in on the NAIAS via social media (e.g., via the #NAIAS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TMASC Heads to Motown for North American International Auto Show &amp; Automotive News World Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 was a dynamic year in the automotive industry. US auto sales ended 2011 strongly, with Chrysler &#38; VW sales up 26%, Nissan up 15%, GM up 13%, and Ford up 11%. Within TMASC, Toyota expanded, suppliers like Reyes Automotive grew, and Caterpillar solidified its footprint in our region.

To continue the momentum for 2012, TMASC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Auto Investments in Mexico Represent Positive Opportunities for TMASC</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2011/12/15/recent-auto-investments-in-mexico-represent-positive-opportunities-for-tmasc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As 2011 comes to a close, a look back upon automotive investment in Mexico can provide insights into North America’s evolving production landscape.
A November 29, 2011 report issued by Scotia Economics, characterized Mexico as the “auto industry&#8217;s North American growth leader.” The report stated that over the previous six months, the auto industry had “announced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caterpillar’s global strength supports TMASC growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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In 2002, in partnership with Royal Oak Industries d.b.a. Texas Machining Enterprises, Caterpillar broke ground on a San Antonio manufacturing plant to produce C7 and C9 Series cylinder blocks. In 2004 and in 2008, the plant expanded for additional capacity.  Since these first steps taken in San Antonio, Caterpillar has subsequently made a series of investments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Innovation Initiative Launches as Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP)</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2011/10/19/national-innovation-initiative-launches-as-advanced-manufacturing-partnership-amp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Georgia Tech University hosted the first regional meeting of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP).
The AMP is a national innovation initiative bringing together executives from prominent US manufacturers, some of the nation’s leading research universities, and the federal government in order to support advanced manufacturing as the basis for high-quality US jobs and competitiveness.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Reyes Automotive and IAC Joint Venture Extends Region’s Industry Ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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The September announcement that Reyes Automotive Group was entering into a joint venture with International Automotive Components (IAC) Group marked good news for the TMASC region’s growing industry connections.
The new company, Reyes Automotive Group II (RAG II), will operate out of the existing 90,000 square foot facility on-site at San Antonio&#8217;s Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bright Automotive announces supplier forums to help bring IDEA PHEV into production</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2011/01/06/bright-automotive-announces-supplier-forums-to-help-bring-idea-phev-into-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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Bright Automotive has announced it will host a series of informational forums for suppliers interested in working on their IDEA plug-in electric hybrid vehicle (PHEV) project.  The IDEA vehicle is aimed at fleet customers and has attracted $5 million of investment capital from GM as well as development contracts from the U.S. military. The IDEA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bexar County Advances with Chinese Business Partnership</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/12/03/bexar-county-advances-with-chinese-business-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/12/03/bexar-county-advances-with-chinese-business-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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As Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff stated in an article published in today’s San Antonio Express News, San Antonio is poised to become a new center for U.S.-Chinese commerce.
A visit by Chinese business representatives to San Antonio early next month will mark the latest step towards the establishment of a critical pilot venture that would entail a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010-A space odyssey begins in Texas</title>
		<link>http://blog.txmxautomotive.com/2010/10/07/2010-a-space-odyssey-begins-in-texas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 22:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carlos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(“T minus 10…9…8…”)

Imagine that a spaceship landed right here in Texas, promising to leave behind not only advanced technologies and related production resources, but also a group of 1,200 highly intelligent, skilled, and (let us assume) benevolent visitors.
The spaceship alluded to is as real as you are. It represents any one of the spacecraft from [...]]]></description>
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