Ford delivered its first batch on Tuesday, from the previously ignored Guaymas Port near its Sonora plant, in northern Mexico. The project, if fully implemented, could reduce the U.S. carmaker's logistic costs by 30%, according to state governor.

The first shipment of Broncos and pickups headed to Chile is part of an overall revamp of the Guaymas Port, a project of infrastructure headed by Mexico's incoming President Andres Manual Lopez Obrador.

Alfonso Durazo, the Governor of Sonora, said that Ford has been shipping its cars for many years over land, nearly 2,000 km (1,242 mi) from Hermosillo, to the port of Lazaro Cardsenas in the state Michoacan.

Durazo called the long haul a "logistical disaster" that could be easily fixed by shifting shipping to the Guaymas Port.

Ford executives attended an event on Tuesday with officials from the state government. Ricardo Anaya said that Ford Mexico's director of manufacturing, Ricardo Anaya in a press release, "this is the very first time after the investments in modernization and expansion, we are able to use the port."

Durazo said that construction is underway at the port on a platform for parking, which will allow shipments to be sent out in a greater number.

Durazo added, "This could also mean that cars can enter the Sonoran and American markets through the Guaymas Port."

Durazo stated that the work to deepen Guaymas' port waters continues to allow it to accept heavier ships and cargo with greater loads.

The governor stated that before the end of Lopez Obrador’s term in October, “we hope to take it a step further and dispatch or receive a container vessel to the Asian Market.”

The "nearshoring trend" is a growing phenomenon in Mexico, where firms are moving their operations from Asia to North America.