



With an initial investment of one million pesos, ECM had a capacity to assemble a body of truck per day. The facilities were over an area of \u200b\u200b3.000 m2 in land fronting the north end of camp, by the current Alfonso Reyes Avenue. Don Roberto N.
Garza, for health reasons could not be present at the solemn inauguration, attended by important personalities . Among these was Don Lucio Lazcano, one of the forerunners of the shipping industry in northern Mexico, who literally said:
" I feel great satisfaction to be present at the inauguration of this building whose ground assembly fills a need for carriers of the Republic. We struggled in this industry, which is new, which is in management, but for the good of the country has been created, encouraged and supported by Mexican . Industry is misunderstood by men of government, they have seen with unfair discrimination, the trucking industry and transport. There is envy, there are phobias for no reason. In recent times, the country has realized the importance of transport has in contributing to the economy of Mexico " (El Porvenir, 1946.1).
the back of the hall where the inauguration was performed, wore a truck passenger International , red and white colors Frontier Transport, shows that this plant units assembly occur in Monterrey.
photography shows a group of buses International K-7 equipped with body Wayne acquired by the company Transportes Reynosa-San Fernando, Ciudad Victoria, S . RL


Photo posted: by newspaper El Porvenir, June 20, 1952
In 1953, ECM worked in a total of 75 people: 60 workers and 15 employees. The Sr . Matias Botello Garcia fungia General Manager. Sales Management was in charge of Heriberto Lopez Ortiz and the Superintendent Mr . Ideli Lopez.
In January 1954, ECM was visited by Don Guillermo Riveroll , Manager, National Bank of Transportation, as well as other officials in of that financial institution. At that hearing were also important transportation l entrepreneurs headed by Don Alonso area Lazcano. At the time of the visit were in the vehicle assembly process for urban passenger service in Monterrey, the company intended to Monterrey Green Flag, SC L, well as Transport for Northeast and other transportation companies in the foreign service. The address of ECM was in charge of Don Eugenio Clariond, among some officials were Don Fernando Canales, Prof. Benigno Elizondo, Don Elias Botello and Don Heriberto López.

urban transport to Monterrey, ECM assemble a good number of units. A continuation are some of these in different years in the decade 1950's.

brand buses Chevrolet 1954 model equipped with body Wayne. Photograph taken of the newspaper El Porvenir, published on 9 November . , 1954

Coach brand urban Chevrolet 1956 model equipped with body Wayne to 33 passengers Photograph taken of the newspaper El Porvenir, published on March 25, 1956 .

For intercity assemble ECM bus bodywork Wayne type Metropolitan . The next photo shows shows a unit of this type with a capacity for 36 passengers in reclining seats .

Photo taken from trade journals, published in July 1953

Deputy
the late 1960's ECM was liquidated, meanwhile IMM was sold to Grupo Industrial Ramírez
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
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