Road Transport in Mexico - Cars in Mexico, Garitas, Garita Kilometro 26 (Paperback)

Chapters: Cars in Mexico, Garitas, Garita Kilometro 26. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 47. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cars of Mexico refers to the creation of automobile marketing, as well as a comprehensive list of every car currently sold with a short description of the car's manufacturer history in the country. In 1903, motorcars first arrived in Mexico City, totalling 136 in that year and rising to 800 by 1906. This encouraged then president Porfirio Diaz, to create both the first highway code for the country (which would allow cars to move at a maximum speed of 10 km/h or 6 mph on crowded or small streets and 40 km/h or 25 mph elsewhere) and, along with this, a tax for car owners which would be abolished in 1911 with Madero's victory over Diaz (see also Mexican Revolution). In 1921, Buick became the first automobile producer to be officially established in Mexico. Four years later in 1925, Ford Motor Company was established, which remains the current longest-running brand after 83 years. In 1959, the first ever Mexican automobile was produced. The Rural Ramirez, truck in SUV and pickup truck format. Made by Grupo Industrial Ramirez. Many car makers were already operational by 1961 when the first decline of the Mexican economy showed up. In the early 1960s, government regulations forced car companies to assemble cars in Mexico, using local as well as imported components. The idea was to develop a national car industry in the country, to promote employment and technological advances. Those companies that would not comply with these regulations left the country; these included Mercedes Benz, FIAT, Citroen, Peugeot and Volvo. The American Big Three (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) remained along with American Motors, Renault, Volkswagen, Datsun and Borgward. In this sa...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=540066