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The Hidden Cost of Nearshoring to Mexico
Nearshoring to Mexico has become the default playbook for North American supply chains, promising lower costs and shorter lead times. But as the trade-weighted dollar sits at 118.1 and import volumes swell, a new friction point is emerging: regulatory compliance and labor arbitrage limits. Lucas and Luna break down how multinational corporations are hitting hard walls with Mexican manufacturing rules, from local content requirements to wage standards that are quietly eroding the margin advantages companies counted on. With oil prices roundtripping back toward one hundred dollars, energy costs…
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