Information about upcoming trade missions and exhibitions, incoming buyers missions, exporter education seminars and workshops for Ontario businesses looking to export outside Canada.
Sector: Manufacturing/Advanced Manufacturing
Market Region: Latin America
Date: October 21, 2025 (11:00-12:00, EST)
Ontario, in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada, is hosting a free webinar that will highlight the opportunities in automotive and advanced manufacturing in one of the strongest automotive clusters in Mexico.
Monterrey is home to a robust and diversified industrial base, with deep strengths in the Advanced Manufacturing/automotive sector. With a skilled labor force, high levels of automation, Monterrey has become a strategic location for OEMs and Tier 1–3 suppliers.
Learn about Monterrey’s role as a major automotive production and export hub, supplying key components such as metal stamping, precision machining, wire harnesses, electronics, and plastic injection parts to global brands like Kia, General Motors, Stellantis, and BMW.
Explore how Ontario manufacturers and suppliers can integrate into Monterrey’s supply chains, benefit from nearshoring, and build cross-border partnerships to enhance competitiveness.
Speaker: The Automotive Cluster of Nuevo Leon (CLAUT)
This webinar will also provide an overview of the Ontario Export Business Mission to Monterrey in February 2026, which will include participation in Expo Manufactura and outreach activities in Monterrey and Saltillo.
Register by: October 13, 2025
Note: If you are a member of the Municipal, Provincial, or Federal Government, please do not register via this link. Contact the event organizer directly to participate in the event.
Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
Updated: September 3, 2025
Published: July 18, 2025