Manufactured by The Greenbrier Companies, Auto-Max cars are specialized equipment allowing the customer to enjoy a higher load factor than the traditional multi-level equipment.

CN has actively participated in these moves for the last two years and has taken loads as far north as Ontario, Canada – and is continually looking to maximize backhaul opportunities by filling the Auto-Max cars with southbound vehicles from plants served in Ontario and Southeast Michigan.

A Balancing Act

From Survival to Revival A Changing Landscape for the Automotive Industry

HOLA MÉXICO September 2013

CONTACTS:

Brant Somerville Jorge Wade Market Manager Director, Regional Sales 905.760.5183 011.52.1.81.1840.5453

CN has worked hard to provide a solution to increase northbound capacity of finished vehicles and auto components out of Mexico.

By utilizing Auto-Max railcars from Mexico to CN’s Autoport destination in Chicago, IL, CN is thinking outside the box to deliver routing alternatives that put the customer first.

Approximately 100 auto parts

companies from China are now

putting down roots in Detroit

and helping to rebuild and

reshape the North American

auto industry.

A world leader in automotive

components from China plans

to invest 9.5M in Detroit.

Finished vehicle production

and auto parts manufacturing

have been huge drivers of

Mexico’s growth in the export

market.

Mexico is the leading supplier

of auto parts for the U.S.

market, with 90% of its

production headed to the U.S.

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A true give and take between Detroit and main car manufacturing hubs in Mexico. Raw parts go into Mexico to create vital components that are then shipped to Canada and the U.S., and finally assembled into finished vehicles ready for the North American market.

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