Branded merchandise, plant-floor apparel, OEM partner kits, and trade-show presence for Tier-1 and Tier-2 automotive suppliers operating under the IMMEX program — Nemak, Metalsa, ZF Mexico, Continental Mexico, Brembo Mexico, Faurecia Mexico, Gestamp, Bocar, Hella Mexico, Valeo Mexico, Magna's Bajío operations, Bosch Mexico, Mahle Mexico, Denso Mexico, Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, the Arnecom and Flex-N-Gate Mexican footprint, plus the IMMEX Tier-2 and Tier-3 supplier cluster in Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe, Apodaca, Silao, Irapuato, Celaya, San Luis Potosí, Puebla, Toluca and the State of Mexico.
The Mexican automotive-supplier industry runs against a calendar the European and Asian suppliers do not share. The IMMEX (Industria Manufacturera, Maquiladora y de Servicios de Exportación) program requires monthly inventory reports, quarterly BOM reconciliation, and the IMMEX operator's permanent-warehouse accounting against the imported inputs. The merchandise program has to clear the IMMEX audit trail — the imported garments are tracked separately from the locally-sourced apparel, the personalisation is done against an MX-domestic inventory pool, and the export kits clear Mexican customs through the IMMEX-dedicated lanes at the Nuevo Laredo or Colombia bridge.
The plant environment has its own constraints. Plant-floor apparel has to clear the OEM-customer's safety specification — General Motors' PPE specification, Stellantis' protective-apparel requirement, Ford's safety-glasses and steel-toe protocol, Toyota's lean-manufacturing apparel standard, BMW's SLP-3 plant apparel, Audi's Puebla specification. The merch vendor has to know which OEM is the customer of the supplier's plant, which safety tier applies, and whether the program is in scope of the OEM's global apparel contract.
Plant-floor apparel, line-leader apparel, supervisor apparel, and the safety-glasses, steel-toe and ESD-protective tokens that go with each program. Aligned to the OEM-customer's safety tier — GM's PPE-2, Stellantis' PPE-1, Ford's PPE-3, Toyota's lean-apparel standard. NOM-004 textile labelling, NOM-009-STPS-2011 alignment for the safety footwear, NOM-017-STPS-2008 alignment for the personal-protective equipment.
For the OEM-customer audit cycle (GM's Q1 supplier audit, Stellantis' bi-annual supplier review, Ford's Q3 supplier-scorecard review) — branded apparel, presentation kits, and the gift-quality items for the OEM-customer's quality team. Bilingual ES/EN, brand-manual compliant, NOM-004 textile labelling.
For the supplier's presence at INA PAACE Automechanika Mexico (CDMX), the Automotive Logistics Mexico (Puebla), the SEMA Mexico presence, the FabTech Mexico presence (Monterrey), and the OEM customer events (GM Supplier Day, Stellantis Supplier Award, Ford World Excellence Award). Branded apparel, premium presentation kits, gift-quality items for the OEM-customer table.
For the IMMEX program operators shipping across the US border (Nuevo Laredo, Colombia, Matamoros, Ciudad Juárez, Tijuana) — branded apparel with the IMMEX export kit, bilingual ES/EN care labels, US-side FDA textile-labelling compliance for the apparel that re-enters the US through the maquiladora return. Coordinated with the IMMEX operator's logistics lead and customs broker.
Plant-floor apparel has to clear four specifications simultaneously — the OEM customer's safety specification, NOM-009-STPS-2011 (the Mexican safety-footwear standard), NOM-017-STPS-2008 (the personal-protective-equipment standard), and the supplier's own internal quality specification. The NOM-009 spec is the binding legal standard in Mexico; the OEM-customer specification is the contractual standard; the two have to clear each other.
For the OEM-customer audit kits, the merchandise has to read as serious, modern and operationally credible. The OEM customer's quality team sits through 20+ supplier audits in a quarter and they know when the merch is genuine versus when it's been ordered from a generic catalogue. The Pantone palette, the embroidery thread colour, the leather quality, the pen weight — every detail has to land.
Pricing in MXN excluding IVA (16%) for the Mexico-side billing, USD billing standard for the US-side OEM customer and the cross-border IMMEX export. CFDI 4.0 with USO CFDI G03 (general expenses) for the Mexico-side expense line, or P01 (definitive import) for the imported apparel and gift-quality items. IMMEX operators receive the dedicated IMMEX-export pricing. MOQ tiers at 100 / 250 / 500 / 1,000 for plant-floor apparel; 50 / 100 for OEM customer-audit kits; 25 / 50 for trade-show presence. Lead time 5–8 working days for orders under 500 units; 4–6 weeks for the plant-uniform rollouts that ship ahead of the new model-year launch. Production hubs in Saltillo (the plant-apparel partner for the Ramos Arizpe cluster), Silao (the Silao-Irapuato apparel partner), and San Luis Potosí (the Bajío-wide apparel partner).
Yes — every garment and footwear is sourced against NOM-009-STPS-2011 alignment. The supplier's quality team receives the certification documentation the OEM-customer audit cycle requires.
Yes — IMMEX operators receive dedicated export pricing on the cross-border apparel and the gift-quality items that re-enter the US through the maquiladora return. The pricing is set against the IMMEX operator's monthly inventory report and reconciled at quarter close.
Yes — every garment and premium piece is matched to the OEM-customer's brand manual against Pantone Solid Coated. We supply a Pantone-match approval sample before the production run ships.
Yes — annual cycle kits for the INA PAACE Automechanika Mexico show in CDMX, with venue delivery four weeks before the show opens. Branded apparel, premium presentation kits, and the gift-quality items for the OEM-customer table.
Yes — 4–6 week lead time for the plant-uniform rollouts that ship ahead of the new model-year launch. We coordinate with the supplier's plant manager and the OEM customer's launch lead on the delivery window.
If you run a Tier-1 or Tier-2 automotive supplier with a Mexican plant footprint under the IMMEX program — let's talk. We need the OEM customer of the plant, the plant location, the apparel tier, applicable safety specifications, and procurement line (Mexico or US) to send a proposal within 24–48 working hours.
Corp-Merch Mexico is an independent supplier of branded merchandise. We are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or an official partner of any automotive supplier, OEM customer, industry trade show, or regulatory authority named on this page. All brand references are illustrative of the kinds of programs we run; they do not imply endorsement.