2. 10 reasons to invest in COAHUILA
1. Strategic Location
2. World Class Infrastructure and Access to Global
Markets
3. Strong Economy Supported by Skilled and
Qualified Workforce
4. Competitive Production Costs
5. Regions Industrially Diversified
6. Opportunities to Speed Innovation
7. High Quality of Life
8. Low Cost of Living
9. Professional and Supportive Government
10. Who is Doing Business in Coahuila
4. CANADA Our State has become a competitive
international investment
destination
Atlantic
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF
Ocean
COAHUILA
STATE OF
COAHUILA
Pacific
Ocean
MEXICO
Our state, located northeast of Mexico
Located northeast of States has become a
and bordering with United SOUTH
Mexico and borderinginvestmentUS
competitive international with the d AMERICA
5. Your best choice: COAHUILA
WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE
& ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS
6. A region with constant flow of
products, services and Access
Access to
to
people North global markets
America international airports,
bridges and sea ports
143Mi 245Mi
340Mi
173Mi
Access
to
119Mi Europe
189Mi 180Mi
173Mi
347Mi
413Mi
640Mi
688Mi 512Mi
Distance
Table
Access
to Asia
Manzanillo Lázaro
Source: Ersys Cárdenas
7. Strong highway connectivity
that facilitates commercial flow within
Mexico and the United States
San Antonio
privileged
location
situated in the crossing of the
two most important federal
highways of Mexico
(highways 57 and 40)
Sea Ports
International Bridges
Source: Secretariat for Transports and Comunications
8. The two railroad
companies of Mexico Topeka
Railroads
cross through Coahuila.
Shreveport
El Paso Dallas – Ft. Worth
Ojinaga
San Antonio
Piedras
Negras Galveston
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Monclova
Altamira
Torreon Kansas City Southern
Saltillo
Ferromex*
Mazatlan Tampico
Sea Ports
Tepic
International Bridges
Mexico City
Manzanillo
Veracruz
Lazaro
*Note: Ferromex and connections within the US
Source: Kansas City Southern, Ferromex and Cardenas
Secretariat of Economic Development
9. The State has a world class infrastructure with
direct influence in the performance and
economic growth of companies
World Class Infrastructure
52
More than
5 International
airports* 5,181
miles of roads
More than
Industrial
parks
88
Universities
& institutes
1,378
miles
of railroad tracks
of higher education
3 1 International
border bridges
International
border by railway
*Note: Coahuila has 3 airports with commercial flights (Monclova, Torreón and Saltillo). Acuña and Piedras Negras’ airport have capacity to receive international flights.
Source: Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT). Government of Coahuila – Secretariat of Economic Development
10. Your best choice: COAHUILA
STRONG ECONOMY SUPPORTED BY
SKILLED AND QUALIFIED
WORKFORCE
11. A strong industrial sector makes Coahuila
an exceptional opportunity to do business
GDP Structure
Selected States of México*
3.1% 4.0% 6.5% 6.6% 8.0% 1.7% 6.4% 2.8% 7.2%
PRIMARY
SECTOR
SERVICE 55.9% 60.8% 66.2% 64.3% 65.6% 66.3% 62.2% 56.3% 57.3%
SECTOR
INDUSTRIAL 41.0% 35.2% 27.3% 29.1% 26.4% 32.0% 31.4% 40.9% 35.5%
SECTOR
Jalisco
Aguascalientes
Nuevo León
Puebla
Querétaro
San Luis Potosí
Guanajuato
Chihuahua
COAHUILA
*Note: GDP Average. Data from 2001 to 2006
Source: SIREM
12. We have the highest industrial productivity
in the country; each worker produces more
than USD $40,000 per year…
Productivity in Manufacturing Industry* Ranks 1st place
2006 (USD/Worker/year)
nationally on manufacturing
Coahuila $40,241 industry’s productivity
Aguascalientes $33,215
Chihuahua $17,579 • Stable relations between unions and
companies
Guanajuato $17,410
Jalisco $14,554 • From 1998 to 2006, Coahuila ranked
1st place nationally on productivity and
Nuevo León $33,165
competitiveness, according to the State’s
Puebla $16,530
Institute of Employment
Querétaro $31,106 • Business-oriented labor culture to achieve
$20,334
competitiveness
San Luis Potosí
*Note: Productivity is calculated as total output in the manufacturing industry, divided by the number of workers on the industry. Exchange Rate at $11.00 MXP/USD
Source: SIREM, INEGI, Secretariat of Economic Development, Coahuila Institute of Employment.
13. … an also one of the most educated workforce in Mexico
Average Number of Years
in the Educational System
WORKFORCE 2007
9.8 9.6 9.1 9.0 10.1 9.1 8.4
8.0 7.9
Nuevo Leon
Chihuahua
San Luis
Querétaro
Coahuila
Jalisco
Puebla
Aguascalientes
Guanajuato
Source: INEGI. 3° Trim. 2007.
14. Coahuila’s labor force is also characterized
by its stability and commitment to the
enterprise
Monthly Labor Turnover and Absenteeism
Labor Competitiveness
Survey Coparmex 2006 Survey Delphi 2007
Occupational Survey SEFOMEC 2007
Level
Turnover Absenteeism Turnover Absenteeism Turnover Absenteeism
Direct Labor 2.06% 2.35% 2% 1% 1.22% 1.12%
Rates in the US (2006)
Turnover: Absenteeism:
0 strikes in
1.9% 2.5%
the region In the last 16 years
Source: CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey 2006. Bureau of Labor Statistics. SEFOMEC with information of COPARMEX and Delphi Enterprise.
16. Our labor market provides an important
opportunity to reduce costs, our region has
the lowest wages among
industrial states
MAQUILA STATISTICS 2006*
$1.98
$5.44
$4.68
$1.85
$1.76 $1.76
$4.22 $1.72
$3.63
$3.51
Coahuila Sonora Chihuahua Nuevo Leon Tamaulipas Coahuila Chihuahua Sonora Tamaulipas Nuevo Leon
Technician Wage (USD/hr) Direct Labor Wage (USD/hr)
Coahuila’s minimum wage:
4.82 USD / Day**
Notes: *Wages without benefits. Benefits around 20-30% of wages. Exchange rate 10.90 MXP/USD.
** Minimum wage for January 2008 for Zone A. Source: INEGI; Secretariat of Economic Development
18. Coahuila has a solid and
diversified industrial
structure …
a. Largest consolidated automotive industry cluster in Mexico
b. A metal-mechanic industry fully developed across the state
c. The biggest steel producer in Mexico
d. Strong plastic industry that supports
other regional industries
e. An electrical and electronics industry
that concentrates companies recognized
globally for their competitiveness
f. A rapidly growing aerospace industry
g. The fourth biggest mining industry
Source: Secretariat of Economic Development
19. Automotive Industry
AUTOMOTIVE Main Companies
INDUSTRY Chrysler
General Motors
Johnson Controls
Delphi
Coahuila is Mexico’s Freightliner
Magna
Lear
Stabilus
number one
producer of vehicles
Approximately
26%
of national production
The state has the most important
automotive cluster in México
more than
480,000 vehicles
every year
Source: INEGI / AMIA 2007
20. METAL- MECHANIC
Main Companies
Cifunsa Lincoln Electric
John Deere Pace Industries
Estampados Magna Brown Corporation
DeAcero Industrias Quest
Rassini
We produce
Material Handling
Caterpillar Dudek and Bock more than
Trinity Industries Nacco
13
of the total
national
%
metal-mechanic
industry products
Basic Metal industry and Metalic
Source: Economic Census 2004 Secretariat of Economic Development. Products industry
