We have to be honest, as industrial operations, we tend to think that the way things are done should be the way things are done. We are often faced with a loophole, a “formal legal procedure” or even an error in the procedure that leaves us to think what’s the point? We need it, we work for it, but most of the time there’s a simple explanation. We all face this in some form, from the moment we start building our business, through designing your operation and obtaining the legal permits, investing in improvements, developing your own products or hiring outsourced labor. All of this has a process, and in the industrial field, there’s not a single company that can say they haven’t experienced one of these moments. Realizing this, our team would like to recommend a new series of articles to further help to ease the process of legalizing a car in Mexico. The second article of this series is Cómo legalizar un carro en México: Guía completa. It is a complete article with a step-by-step process so that you can get your vehicle legalized. Legalizing a car in Mexico is similar to this industrial process. If you plan it correctly, and develop a step-by-step process, you can do it without any trouble and efficiently. You can see how well-organized and precise this process is when you see how it effectively handles small details to maximize the chances of success.

This means, that if you access the information and tools that help you get the correct documents, permits and authorizations, you will find the process much more simpler. Just like the industrial sector, legalization requires a certain level of precision, the use of the correct tools and coordination of the process. The step-by-step procedure for this specific legal process makes a lot of sense when you look at it from the perspective of someone specialized in industrial operations. He takes us through each state, showing the relevance of these pieces of information and how they help keep the process going.

As industrial operations, we work with machinery, raw materials, tools, manpower (among other things) to achieve a specific result. In the industrial field we usually have to deal with numerous processes and sub-processes, all while keeping an eye on every single detail and ensuring every member of the team know exactly what their role is. Something similar happens with a car legalization. We need tools -to be able to permits and authorizations-, we need the right people to work on the process and a clear understanding of how it works. The steps, and tips from the second article in the series, help consumers and importers to get all the necessary documentation, and better knowledge about their taxes and expenses.

For many in the industry, it would be very difficult to understand why an entity has to pay a special tax, and how it can eventually help them. In this case, we have to be like our car, open to learn, ready for new things and flexible about how things are done. A summary of some of the steps covered in this article: Documents needed: Approaches To obtain your certification 1. Getting an appointment 2. At the border 3. Mexican Vehicle Information Information Center 4. Legalize your vehicle 5. Regularization or legalizar 6. Regularizar 7. Importar, exportar y regularizar un automovil (Import, Export, Regularise a Car)

As we said, we all face problems like these and many other challenges, when we least expect. There are always ways to approach the problem, but more often than not, the quickest and most efficient way, is organizing yourself, having a plan and knowing which approach is the best for the situation. Especially in the industrial field, and depending on the goods you are dealing with, there are always challenges to explore. Everything is subject to compliance, documentation, taxes, etc. Legalizing a car in Mexico is like any other challenge, this is simply a new one for many of us. The cost of legalizing a car is totally different than the expenses you would probably face when legalizing an industrial operation. But the result is the same, you have to deal with a process that requires specific documentation, a series of permits, authorization, approvals, specific payments, and a new requirement for your plant – a place to park your car, of course.

Just like compliance, operational efficiency, process optimization, logistics and many other industrial fields have an underlying mathematical basis, legalizing a car is no different. You have to deal with budget, scheduled deliveries, meeting deadlines, etc. Why is the process of legalizing a car easier for an industrial engineering expert to understand? Why would I go to a professional when I already have a friend who’s been through the same? The answer to both questions is the same. When faced with a problem, the best way to attack it is like an expert in industrial operations. This is, you need to analyze the challenge, the impact it has on your costs, time and human resources. By dividing the problem into smaller, easier manageable steps, you can eventually solve it.

Even when solutions seem to be obvious, sometimes considering other perspectives solves the problem. It is like having a well-structured, organized and efficient production process, but having decided not to invest in new technology, and therefore a growing maintenance cost. It is like an expert installer or maintainer of industrial machinery outsourcing the project to a third-party without properly exploring the process, only to have to deal with an extensive delay in delivery. It is like not planning a production schedule and increasing the loss of your company when you fail, or barely manage to deliver a product. It is like an engineer or project manager requesting budget for a project without proper adjustments and failing to execute the strategy. These are all processes that share the same fundamental structure as the process explained in the article. Different steps, different approach, different people, but same underlying approach.

We invite you to check the following link to read the article from the beginning and see how with the right tools and detailed information you get the chance to easily optimize or legalize a car in Mexico. For more information on vehicle legalization processes, you can visit Wikipedia.