Growing opportunities in Mexico
Industrial
Landscape
Mexico guarantees access to international markets through a network of free trade agreements. The most important industrial sectors in the country are:
Pharmaceutical Industry
Processed Foods Industry
Aerospace Industry
Automotive Industry OEMS (Future plants)
Mining Industry
Automotive Industry OEMS
Electronic Industry
Automotive Industry TIER1
Sources: PROMÉXICO and THE GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS REPORT 2015-2016
Mexico
- It is part of the biggest economic block in the world, NAFTA.
- Mexico’s network of free trade agreements gives it preferential access to 45 countries.
- It is the ideal export platform to reach almost two thirds of the world’s Gross Domestic Product.
- It is the leading exporter in Latin America.
- It takes only six days and six procedures for any investor to open a business in Mexico.
- Mexico placed 57th in the Global Competitiveness Index 2015-2016.
- As a prospective host economy of multinational enterprises, Mexico is ranked 8th.
- In 2015, Mexico had FDI inflows of 30 Billions of dollars.
An attractive country for investors...
Industries in Mex
- In 2015, México was the seventh biggest vehicle producer in the world.
- In terms of value, Mexican automotive exports (automobiles and auto parts) rank fourth in the world, ahead of Brazil, Russia, India and China.
- One of every ten light vehicles sold in the United States is made in Mexico.
- Mexico is the sixth biggest supplier to the United States’ aerospace industry.
- Mexico is responsible for the manufacture, assembly and installation of parts of the fuselage, wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers and electrical harnesses of the Learjet 85, Challenger and Global Bombardier executive jets.
- There are 287 Aerospace companies established in Mexico.
- Ranked fourth globally in computer exports and eighth biggest mobile telephone exporter in the world.
- Mexico is the second biggest market in Latin America for the pharmaceutical industry.
- 20 of the top 25 pharmaceutical companies in the world have operations in Mexico.
- Mexico stands out among the countries with the highest savings in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
- In Mexico, the Processed Foods Industry has grown in recent years because of the productivity and availability of raw materials. Also because of the economic strength of the country, the competitiveness to attract foreign investment and being an export platform for more than 40 countries, those with whom there are commercial agreements with.
- Mexico is the second largest gold producer in Latin America and eighth in the world.
- Mexico is the world’s leading silver producer
- Mexico ranks fifth among the best places to invest in mining projects, considering economic, policy and social factors, degree of corruption, financial stability and fiscal regime.
The region
The Bajio Region where an important industrial corridor has developed. With the arrival of companies, especially of the automotive and aerospace industry, Bajio has been characterized by the economic competitiveness and geographical location that have managed to position worldwide this region within one of the most important international trade routes.
