
Mexico's government said on Friday it rejects any attempt to use threats to influence investment in the country, one day after Donald Trump's threats against Toyota's new plant in Mexico.

Mexico's government said on Friday it rejects any attempt to use threats to influence investment in the country, one day after Donald Trump's threats against Toyota's new plant in Mexico.

As inauguration nears, the wall is sounding increasingly like it could end up a fence, and his team and Congressional Republicans are hatching a plan in which taxpayers would foot the bill.

“The more jobs you destroy in Mexico, the more immigration there will be in the U.S. Think for a second!” tweeted former President Felipe Calderón.

Trump told the New York Times he would most likely seek repayment through renegotiation of the NAFTA

The Japanese auto maker defended its new plant in Mexico, over which Trump threatened to impose "big border tax" earlier today on Twitter.

Amid fears of protectionist Trump, EL UNIVERSAL analyzes key facts of Mexico's automotive industry, the seventh largest overall worldwide and fourth largest in exports.

"The jobs created in Mexico have contributed to maintaining manufacturing jobs in the United States which otherwise would have disappeared in the face of Asian competition," the Mexico Economy Department has said.

Trump has not elaborated on his threat to block money transfers, but the possibility is affecting migrants' remittance decisions.

En su cuenta de Twitter, el presidente electo de EU publicó: “Feliz año a todos, incluyendo a mis muchos enemigos y a aquellos que han peleado contra mí”

The announcement is unlikely to have a major impact, but it's another example of how Trump is trying to stoke voters' belief that he is actively fighting for their well-being.