In June, Acacio Flores, who represents Malinaltepec, was killed just days after the killing of Salvador Villalba Flores, another mayor from Guerrero state elected in the June 2 polls. Earlier in the month, a local councilwoman was gunned down as she was leaving her home in Guerrero.

A new mayor has been sworn in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office.

A new mayor was sworn in Thursday in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office. The new mayor, Gustavo Alarcón, a doctor, had been elected as an alternate on the same ticket as deceased Mayor Alejandro Arcos in the June election.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in July the company had “paused” plans for a plant in Mexico, citing Donald Trump’s remarks about possible auto tariffs.

Mexico has prototypes for a domestically-manufactured compact electric vehicle that could in time rival those made in countries such as India, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.

Claudia Sheinbaum said her government will try to bring together Mexican companies and researchers to produce a “compact, cheap electric car.”