The Brazilian maker of electric motors, generators and transformers will supply CFE, Mexico’s public utility, and markets in the US and Central America.

This article by Sugeyry Romina Gándara originally appeared in the November 12, 2026 edition of SinEmbargo, a Mexican digital news outlet.

The investment planned for the next four years will allow the company to expand its industrial capacity in Mexico.

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Mexico City, November 12 (SinEmbargo).– WEG’s vice president of Sustainability and Institutional Relations, Daniel Marteleto Godinho, announced this Thursday an investment of US$250 million in Mexico between now and 2030 to install a new plant in Hidalgo, a project through which the company expects to generate 2,000 direct jobs and 4,000 indirect jobs, as well as expand its industrial capacity in the country.

“President, today we are announcing an investment of US$250 million in Mexico that will allow us to expand our industrial capabilities and generate another 2,000 direct jobs in the country, as well as an estimated 4,000 indirect jobs,” Godinho said during President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo’s morning press conference.

During his remarks, the executive explained that WEG has had a presence in Mexico for more than 25 years, where it employs more than 6,000 people and operates four industrial parks and 15 industrial buildings in Hidalgo, the State of Mexico (Edomex) and Nuevo León. He also noted that the company has a network of more than 500 distributors and serves more than 2,000 clients nationwide.

“The decision to make this new investment reflects our confidence in Mexico and our conviction that the country has a great opportunity to continue strengthening its role amid the technological revolution we are experiencing,” he added.

Sugeyry Romina Gándara

Sugeyry Romina Gándara
Romina Gándara wanted to become a pilot, but myopia changed her plans. A lover of tacos and coffee. She began as a radio announcer, then a reporter and photojournalist in Chihuahua, covering crime and security issues. Since 2016, she has lived in Mexico City, where she has covered security, victims of violence and, currently, the People’s Mañanera. She hosts the news program A Las Dos, alongside Blanca Juárez, on SinEmbargo al Aire. Follow her @RomiinaGandara.

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