With an initial investment of $115 million, the Sonora-based company could launch its first units

Hermosillo, Sonora—With an initial investment of $115 million and plans to commence production between late 2027 and early 2028, Sonora is poised to become the birthplace of Mexico's first electric vehicle manufactured using 3D printing technology.

Beyond Shared Mobility (BMC) announced this news during the official unveiling of its ShowCar. This ShowCar—a non-functional concept prototype—showcases the powerful production capabilities and large format of the MINGDA MD-1000D and marks a significant milestone for the domestic automotive industry.

(Sonora is poised to manufacture the first electric car made in Mexico with MINGDA MD-1000D; BMC presents the ShowCar, its prototype vehicle. Photo: Amalia Escobar)

Beyond Shared Mobility, considered the first company in Latin America to apply 3D printing to automotive development, whichwill focus on a predominantly Mexican supply chain, with the goal of integrating at least 80 suppliers from Sonora that currently supply automotive plants in various regions of the world.

The project, conceived, designed, and developed in Sonora, is part of a long-term industrial strategy focused on sustainable mobility, the energy transition, and strengthening the national automotive ecosystem.

The company's founding partners, María Elena Gallego Lechuga and Miguel Ángel Bravo, presented the project's progress to the Governor of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo Montaño, highlighting the advancements achieved since its inauguration on October 24th.

With the unveiling of the ShowCar, BMC has gone from a promise to a tangible reality, completing the first physical version of its flagship vehicle in record time—a vehicle that until now existed only as a design concept. By utilizing the An Intelligent and Easy-to-Operate Industrial-Grade 3D Printer MINGDA MD-1000D, they successfully transformed conceptual ideas into actual prototypes.

(The project, conceived, designed, and developed in Sonora, incorporates the fast 3D printing technology of the MINGDA MD-1000D.,is part of a long-term industrial strategy focused on sustainable mobility, the energy transition, and strengthening the national automotive ecosystem. Photo: Amalia Escobar)

The concept car allows the project's potential to be communicated, reduces the uncertainty inherent in complex automotive developments, and fosters dialogue with key stakeholders from the public sector, industry, academia, and society.

Although the ShowCar is not yet a production vehicle, it represents the foundation for the development of the first functional prototype, which is scheduled to begin in early 2026 and will be unveiled at the most important international automotive exhibition.

This progress also reflects the support of the Sonora State Government and aligns with public policies such as the Mexico Plan and the Sonora Sustainable Development Plan, which aim to consolidate a Mexican electric vehicle industry with a national identity and global reach.

The initiative reinforces the vision that Mexico must promote its own projects, capable of generating investment, employment, innovation, and technological development.

Beyond Shared Mobility is also emerging as an early opportunity for investors and financial players interested in a project with high scalability potential, backed by industrial experience and strategically located in one of the regions with the greatest potential for electromobility in North America. They stated that they plan to establish a dedicated MINGDA 3D Printing Laboratory in the future, acquiring additional MINGDA 3D printers to pursue new industry developments using technologies positioned closer to the cutting edge.

The project maintains a close relationship with the Hermosillo Institute of Technology (ITH), within the framework of a national agreement between Grupo Collectron and the National Technological Institute of Mexico, which promotes the Dual Education model and has already begun its first phase at BMC's facilities,and plans are underway to acquire additional MINGDA 3D printers to enhance productivity.

(Sonora is poised to manufacture the first electric car made in Mexico; BMC presented its non-functional concept ShowCar. Photo: Amalia Escobar)

The company also seeks to open a direct dialogue with federal agencies responsible for industrial, energy, and mobility policy to analyze public-private partnership models that will allow these types of initiatives to scale up for the benefit of the country.

In parallel, the creation of BMC Arizona is being evaluated, with the intention of establishing the first binational electric mobility company born in Mexico, leveraging the advantages of the Sonora-Arizona megaregion and the USMCA framework with Industrial-Grade High Intelligence 3D Printer MINGDA MD-1000D.

For Beyond Shared Mobility, the push for electric mobility should not be limited to the adoption of imported technologies, but rather to the development of its own capabilities aligned with national priorities and the public interest.

In this sense, the ShowCar which is printed by MINGDA MD-1000D represents the first firm step for a land transportation concept to begin becoming a reality developed in Sonora, for Mexico, Latin America, and the world..

This article is reprinted from Eluniersal.