UL Solutions Inc. has expanded its Mexico laboratory capacity and capabilities. Primarily, this aims to meet the growing demand of manufacturers in Latin America for product safety and performance testing.

Mainly, the expansion of UL Solutions’ laboratory in Mexico adds testing capabilities for consumer technology, automotive, and wire and cable products. Thus, it broadens testing services for exports to the United States, Canada, and throughout Latin America, while meeting local market needs. This also resulted in the facility becoming a Volkswagen de Mexico partner laboratory.

“Mexico is a significant manufacturing hub, a key U.S. trading partner, and a dynamic Latin American economy,” said Todd Denison, senior vice president of Global Regions at UL Solutions. “Expanding our capabilities in Mexico strengthens our ability to offer customers the science-based services they need to meet safety and performance testing and certification requirements, whether for local or export markets.”

This state-of-the-art testing laboratory originally opened in May 2022. Primarily, the facility aims to help streamline the product certification process for importers and exporters in Mexico. It is located in Querétaro, about 220km northwest of Mexico City. The facility is in a thriving industrial region with a strong manufacturing base, skilled workforce, and significant automotive industry presence.

Moreover, the facility is one of Mexico’s few multinational testing laboratories. The services offered support local businesses in bringing safer, compliant products to Mexico and throughout North and South America.

As a result of the expansion, the Querétaro facility has achieved certification as an external laboratory partner by Volkswagen de Mexico. Particularly, it will perform testing of automotive components and performance materials from its suppliers, according to the automotive group’s standards.

Mexico is the world’s seventh-largest passenger vehicle manufacturer, producing 3.5 million vehicles annually. Eighty-eight percent of vehicles made in Mexico are for export, with 76% for the U.S. Also, Mexico is the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicles for cargo. It hosts manufacturers and assemblers of buses, trucks, tractor trucks, and engines.

“Mexico is one of the world’s most important automotive markets,” said Rodolfo Flores, regional director of Latin America, UL Solutions.

Mainly, the company aims to provide world-class testing to the automotive industry and its suppliers. Flores said this is the reason why they continue to invest in talent, expertise, and customized equipment. “With our laboratory certified as an external partner Volkswagen testing laboratory, we have strengthened our collaboration with Volkswagen to have its supplier products officially approved for its vehicles,” he continued.

-13 November 2024-