Leading facilitator for Doing Business in Mexico Partner for Success June 29th 2017 American Industries Mission: Facilitate the successful establishment of international corporations in Mexico. 2 American Industries Welcome to Chihuahua 3 American Industries Why Chihuahua? Access to +1.2 B consumers through a network of 45 FTA´s Partner for Success 4 American Industries Strategic Location PARTS AND COMPONENTS LOCATED IN LESS THAN 36 HOURS BY ROAD Partner for Success 5 American Industries CAC Why Chihuahua? Chihuahua State at a glance • Area: 250,000 km2 (96,500 mi2) (13% of Mexico) • Population: 3.5 M Inhabitants (3% of Mexico) • Population density: 14 per km2 (37 per mi2) • Municipalities: 67 • Main cities: o Chihuahua (capital) o Juarez (largest) • Border crossings: 10 • Ports of entry: 5 Partner for Success 7 American Industries Why Chihuahua? Chihuahua State at a glance In 2016, Chihuahua border crossings accounted for: • 850 Thousand commercial trucks • 13.5 Million vehicles • 7 Million pedestrians IMMEXIs defined as an instrument to temporarily import goods and services that will be manufactured, transformed or repaired, and then re-exported without payment of taxes, compensatory quotas, and other specific benefits • Minimum export +500 KUSD • Minimum 10% income from exports Partner for Success 8 American Industries What is happening in the region? Three unique operating environments (Chihuahua-Texas-New Mexico). 4.5 million population in the Region (Juarez, El Paso, Santa Teresa). Multilingual and Multicultural business environment. 5 Airports / International railway System (UP, BNSF and FERROMEX). + 90 Million ft2 of Industrial Buildings. + $ 99 US billion in US-Mexico Trade JUAREZ: Among the Continent’s Largest •$55 US billion exports Mfg. Centers: •$44 US billion imports • + 250,000 mfgjobs. + 35,000 daily pedestriancrossings • + 320 “IMMEX” plants + 60,000 dailyvehicle crossings • FDI: +600 musd + 4,500 daily commercialtrucks crossings Main Sectors: Advanced Manufacturing for: NEW Aerospace, Automotive, Medical Devices & MEXICO Consumer Electronics. TEXAS CHIHUAHUA • Promotion of tourism activities and clusters such as: Health, Hunting, ecotourism, cultural and educational More tan 70,000 jobs in El Paso, TX and Sta. • Trade missions, business meetings with Teresa, N.M. tied to Juarez industrial international companies. activity. 9 American Industries Partner for Success Talent development Our workforce is our greatest asset for industrial growth… Universities and Technology Institutions. In Chihuahua, Educational and Training Vocational – Technical institutions. Centers are linked to support the industry R&D Centers (eg. CIMAV- Advanced Materials Research Center). needs The CENALTEC, a state of the art training center that trains specialized operative personnel according to industry needs. Engineering Graduates per 1,000 Inhabitants 1.49 1.12 0.98 0.87 Mexico´s Average Chihuahua Guanajuato Baja California 10 American Industries Partner for Success
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