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Borderlands Mexico: Toyota pumping $1.45B into Mexico to boost Tacoma production

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Toyota plans to strengthen its manufacturing presence in Mexico with a $1.45 billion investment.

The funding will increase Toyota ’s production capacity in the country by expanding factories in the cities of Apaseo el Grande and Tijuana .

Union Pacific to serve Volkswagen hub at Texas seaport; South Korean freight transporter to open subsidiary in Mexico .

Hanjin Logistics is an affiliate of South Korean airline-to-logistics conglomerate Hanjin Group .

The 140,000-square-foot facility employs 100 workers and provides warehousing, packaging and logistics services.

FLSmidth will be the largest customer of the facility, according to a news release.

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