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Nissan Is Closing Its First Factory Built Outside of Japan

It’s only been a couple of weeks since Nissan announced plans to shut down its Oppama plant in Japan, and now it’s revealing a similar decision for another site. Operations at the Ciudad Industrial del Valle de Cuernavaca industrial park in Mexico will end by March 2026. All vehicle production…

Motor1 · Jul 30, 2025

Vehicles Set Ablaze, Roadblocks Erected in Mexico After Arrest of Suspected Jalisco Cartel Members

Aguascalientes experienced a series of violent disturbances over the past days, including roadblocks and the burning of vehicles and stores, after authorities arrested 18 suspected members of the Jalisco Cartel

Latin Times · Jul 29, 2025

Thousands flock to central Mexico to celebrate Saint Mark's Day

Thousands have flocked to the city of Aguascalientes in central Mexico, where a monthlong fair named after Saint Mark starts every year in mid-April

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2025

Mexico’s first openly non-binary magistrate found dead at home

Authorities look into Jesús Ociel Baena’s cause of death as activists urge full investigation into gender identity-related threats

The Guardian - US · Nov 13, 2023

Jeffrey Hoogland smashes one-kilometre time trial world record

Dutchman flies round Aguascalientes velodrome in 55.433 seconds to break ten-year record

Cycling Weekly · Nov 1, 2023

Helicopter plummets to ground in Mexico before exploding in fireball killing five

The crash happened in Jesús María, Aguascalientes State, Mexico, when the helicopter belonging to the Aguascalientes Secretariat of Public Security crashed in a field killing all five people onboard

Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022

Mexican state security chief, 4 others, die in helicopter crash

The head of security of the central Mexican state of Aguascalientes has died in a helicopter crash that killed a total of five people, the state's governor announced on Thursday.

Reuters · Nov 17, 2022

Mexico train fire: Huge blaze erupts and drivers told to stay away after horror smash

Aguascalientes fire chief Miguel Murillo said between 800 and 1,000 people were evacuated after the tanker collided with the overpass and set fire to a nearby residential area

Daily Mirror · Oct 21, 2022

23 dogs living in faeces saved from 'worst case' ever witnessed by rescuers

Twenty-three emaciated dogs have been seized from a squalid house in Aguascalientes, Mexico, following reports of animal abuse and neglect, with rescuers describing it as some of the worst conditions they have ever witnessed

Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2022

Mexican state security chief arrested on torture charges

Mexican federal agents arrested on Wednesday the security chief of the central state of Aguascalientes on charges of torture, the attorney general's office told Reuters.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2022