MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. automaker General

Motors ( GM ) said on Thursday that it fully supported the Mexican

government's push to strengthen supply chains in the region,

though it declined to "respond to speculation about future

plans."

Mexico's deputy economy minister had said on Wednesday that

GM and Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn would announce plans

to swap out imports to Mexico for production in the country

later this month.