AUTOMOTIVE

INDUSTRY
IN TLAXCALA, MEXICO Tlaxcala has initiated a new stage of industrialization. We are
We have enough infrastructure and a strategic geographic location in the center of the country that grant us access
Veracruz mariti
We are part of the Puebla-Tlaxcala metropolitan area, one of the most economic developed areas in the America
more competitive and foster the growth of other important sectors su
Our Entity holds a vocation of integration with Mexico that we want it to grow to the world. We count with an orderl
community, diversify the investme
We live in times of reforms that open opportunities, and in Tlaxcala we recognize the poss
STRATEGIC SECTORS IN TLAX
Automotive Industry

Metal-Mechanics
Textile and Clothing
Chemical and Petrochemical
Building Products
Food Industry
Wood Products
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN TLAXCALA

45
Automotive

Suppliers
50%
45
Automotive
of them are new investments from 2011
to 2017

Suppliers

1
Countries with

3
investment
ALEMANIA AUSTRIA ESLOVENIA ESPAÑA
ESTADOS UNIDOS INDIA
ITALIA

26 TIER 1       
18 TIER 2       
1 TIER 3
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN TLAXCALA – TIER 1
LIGHT VEHICLE ASSEMBLERS IN MEXICO
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A, MEXICO
la has initiated a new stage of industrialization. We are one of the best well communicated and most safe States in Mexico, with
location in the center of the country that grant us access to the huge consumers market of Puebla and Mexico City, as well as the
Veracruz maritime port, which is the one with the most traffic in the Mexican Republic.
f the most economic developed areas in the American Continent, which has distinguished itself by the boom in the automot
itive and foster the growth of other important sectors such as the chemical, textile and tourism, with a vision that stimulates the l
e want it to grow to the world. We count with an orderly public administration, stable, and without any debt, that is focused in re
community, diversify the investment and consolidate the business environment that promotes the opening
pen opportunities, and in Tlaxcala we recognize the possibility to join the international trends and show the world how proud we

Marco Mena
Governor of the State of Tlaxcala
CTORS IN TLAXCALA
IN TLAXCALA AUTOMOTIVE INDU
Automotive Industr
1
Countries with

3
investment
ALEMANIA AUSTRIA ESLOVENIA ESPAÑA
ESTADOS UNIDOS INDIA
ITALIA

JAPON LUXEMBURGO SUIZA POLONIA PORTUGAL

CHINA
IN TLAXCALA – TIER 1 AUTOMOTIVE IN
LERS IN MEXICO
TLAXCALA
are one of the best well communicated and most safe States in Mexico, with an annual employment rate of over 9 per cent.
cess to the huge consumers market of Puebla and Mexico City, as well as their international airports, which are the main access p
aritime port, which is the one with the most traffic in the Mexican Republic.
rican Continent, which has distinguished itself by the boom in the automotive industry. With attitude and decisiveness, we hav
s such as the chemical, textile and tourism, with a vision that stimulates the linkage between the productive and educative sector.
derly public administration, stable, and without any debt, that is focused in remove obstacles, solve problems and promote produ
stment and consolidate the business environment that promotes the opening of new job sources.
possibility to join the international trends and show the world how proud we are of being who we are: A great State which genera

Marco Mena
Governor of the State of Tlaxcala
AXCALA
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY – TIER 1 – AUDI SU
Automotive Industry
A POLONIA PORTUGAL
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN TLAXCALA –
TLAXCALA

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We are one of the safest states in the country
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We are one of the safest states in the country

been zero.
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Enero Febrero Marzo Abril
 PERSONALIZED ATTENTION
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• Accompaniment is provided to our investors during their installation process.

• Advising, link-up and managing procedures before agencies at federal, state an

municipal levels with the aim of streamlining and simplifying the process.
INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN TLAXCALA
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INDUSTRIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL I (CIX

 Fuente: Instituto Mexicano de S

STRATEGIC LOCATION
tallation process.

at federal, state and

e process.
INFRASTRUCTURE
* Project
 INDUSTRIAL CITY XICOTÉN

The Industrial City Xicoténcatl (CIX I) has:

Large capacity for medium and high voltage pow
230 kV.
Important quantity of water that comes from near
any type of industry.
Wide network of natural gas and optical fiber in t

CATL I (CIX I) - TETLA

In recent years, the number of strikes in the state ha
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Fuente: Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social

STRATEGIC LOCATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
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 INDUSTRIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL I (CIX I) - TET

The Industrial City Xicoténcatl (CIX I) has:

Large capacity for medium and high voltage power supply since it has power lines
230 kV.
Important quantity of water that comes from nearby wells allowing to supply the vi
any type of industry.
Wide network of natural gas and optical fiber in the area.

TLA
n the state has
axcala gistró el
ecimiento ual más
ande en 2017
I (CIX I) - TETLA

nce it has power lines of 34.5 kV, 115 kV and

owing to supply the vital liquid practically to

INDUSTRIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL I (CIX I) - TETLA
Companies in operations: 2,230,861.05 m² Available lots FIDECIX: 487,916.55 m² Lots of services: 143,279.38 m²
Lots with promise of sale: 118,210.61 m² FIDECIX available warehouses for rent: 705.14 m²
Lots with warehouse rented by FIDECIX: 32,537.91 m² Lots with warehouses in private rent: 271,053.94 m² Lots with building pro
Sold lots without building: 844,615.01 m²
Sold lots with construction and operations suspended: 144,128.58 m²
 INDUSTRIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL I (CIX I) - TETLA

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INDUSTRIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL II (CIX II) - HUAMAN
RIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL I (CIX I) - TETLA
ns: 2,230,861.05 m² Available lots FIDECIX: 487,916.55 m² Lots of services: 143,279.38 m²
ale: 118,210.61 m² FIDECIX available warehouses for rent: 705.14 m²
ented by FIDECIX: 32,537.91 m² Lots with warehouses in private rent: 271,053.94 m² Lots with building project: 6,472.57 m²
ing: 844,615.01 m²
tion and operations suspended: 144,128.58 m²
RIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL I (CIX I) - TETLA

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RIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL II (CIX II) - HUAMANTLA
CIX I Total surface: 5,116,459.86 m² Roads: 836,679.12 m²
Total salable land: 4,279,780.74 m²
Companies in operations: 465,338.85 m² Lots of services:
9,324.88 m²
Sold lots with building project: 121,346.31 m²
 CIUDAD INDUSTRIAL XICOTÉNCATL III (CIX II
INDUSTRIAL CITY XICOTÉNCATL III (CIX III) - TLAXC
PARQUE INDUSTRIAL DE ORIENTE (PIO)
 CIX II Total surface: 93
Total salable land: 866,

Sold lots with operations suspended: 25,092.25 m² S

Lots with warehouses in private rent: 214,185.07 m² o
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NCATL III (CIX III) - TLAXCO
CIX III Total surface: 403,0
Total salable land: 345,301

Companies in operations: 224,823.5

FIDECIX’s lots with warehouses fo
Lots with private warehouses for ren
Lots of services: 3,643.06 m²
Sold lots with building and suspend
Sold lots without construction: 32,2
Lots with building project: 6,901.75
ORIENTE (PIO)
CIX II Total surface: 930,053.88 m² Roads: 64,034.33 m²
Total salable land: 866,019.55 m²
 VESTA PARK - TLAXCALA I, WITHIN CIX II HUAMANTL
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CIX III Total surface: 403,000.00 m² Roads: 57,698.83 m²

Total salable land: 345,301.17 m²

Companies in operations: 224,823.53 m²

FIDECIX’s lots with warehouses for rent: 18,783.21 m²
Lots with private warehouses for rent: 35,462.10 m²
Lots of services: 3,643.06 m²
Sold lots with building and suspended operations: 23,427.06 m²
Sold lots without construction: 32,260.46 m²
Lots with building project: 6,901.75 m²
QUALIFIED LABOR FORCE POPULATION AND
WORKFORCE
Population: 1,306,628

Economically active
Average age:

Population density: 318 inhabitants pe

Source: Undersecretariat of Employment and Labor Productivity, Labor Information, May 2017
POPULATION AND

574,251 inhabitants
25 years

ulation density: 318 inhabitants per Km²

bor Information, May 2017
 EDUCATIONAL OFFER – UNIVERSITIES

per Km²
EDUCATIONAL OFFER - FOCUSED
ON AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
BACHELOR DEGREES:
• Automotive Maintenance
• Machines and Tools
• Internal Combustion Engines
• Automotive Mechanics
• Mechatronics
• Production
• Automotive Electronics
• Automotive Processes
• Professional Technician with Specialty in
Internal Combustion Diesel Engines
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Electromechanical Engineering
• Engineering in Tecnotronics

Centro de Bachillerato Tecnológico

Industrial (CBTIS)

Centro de Estudios Científicos y

Tecnológicos del Estado (CECYTE)

Centro de Estudios Tecnológico Insdustrial

y de Servicios (CETIS)

Centro de Educación Media Superior a

Distancia
(EMSAD)

Centro de Bachillerato tecnológico

Agropecuario (CBTA)
Colegio Nacional de Educación
Profesional Técnica (CONALEP)
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS -
TECHNICAL LEVEL

8
32
1
26
2
3
 MEXICAN MODEL OF DUAL EDUCATION

Huamantla 84,979 32,697

Ixtenco 6,791 3,099

Altzayanca 6,016 5,769

HUAMANTLA Cuapiaxtla 5,000 4,668

Zitlaltépec 8,224 4,031

TOTAL 111,010 50,264

SUCCESS STORIES
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS IN
TLAXCALA

In the last 6 years in Tlaxcala there has been:

Investment of more than 60 new companies accounting
for
almost one billion dollars
Capital from more than 20 countries

3 Industrial cities managed by the state with highly competitive prices

Continuos investment in industrial

infrastructure
N POPULATION - TETLA AREA                  
AREA NEAR CITIES TOTAL POPULATION EAP**

POPULATION - HUAMANTLA AREA      
AREA NEAR CITIES
POPULATION

POPULATION - TLAXCO AREA

AREA NEAR CITIES TOTAL POPULATION EAP**
*Economically Active PopulationSource: Own elaboration with data from the National Municipal
 INVESTM

Under construction
Origin: Mexico
Investment: US $ 600 million Products: Specia
Surface: 100 hectares approx. Jobs to generate

Expansion
Origin: United States of America
Products: Seats for the automobile industry
Jobs to generate: 400 in 2017

Expansion
Origin: Spain
Products: Headliner substrate, door panels, AB
Surface: 3,300 m²
         

           
EAP**

nformation System, http://www.snim.rami.gob.mx/

ENTS IN TLAXCALA DURING 2017

New investment
Origin: China
Investment: 1.5 million dollars. Products: Manufacture of audio equipment
Surface: 5,919 m² of industrial warehouse
Jobs to generate: 60 at the beginning, 100 for 2019

steel for automotive industry

950

C pillars
ITALIAN CAPITAL
“The follow up from the Secretariat of Economic
Development has been fantastic, beyond my
expectations. I have been plant manager in
other states of the Republic and the administrative
proceedings and permits take months to obtain, here,
instead, with a phone call or with a visit to their offices they
can be solved in a couple of days… eagerness to learn,
commitment and well established theoretical basis make
the labor force of Tlaxcala easy to train”.
Gianfranco M. Pesenti
Plant Manager - Ferper Springs de México
instead, with a phone call or with a visit to their offices they
can be solved in a couple of days… eagerness to learn,
commitment and well established theoretical basis make
the labor force of Tlaxcala easy to train”.
Gianfranco M. Pesenti
Plant Manager - Ferper Springs de México

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TLOCALA
GERMAN CAPITAL
“The strategic geographic location of the State widely benefits
Kathrein’s business, thanks to its easy access to the main ports of the
country and the closeness with the OEM’s. The Government of the State
has been crucial for the installation and the operation of our plant,
thanks to the efficient communication between the different government
institutions“.
Mario Enrique Serrano García
CEO - Kathrein Mobilcom México
CHINESE CAPITAL
“The Chinese delegation had various options to install its plant; Queretaro,
Puebla, Estado de Mexico, etc., and where we felt at home the most is
Tlaxcala, here we had a personalized attention from the Government of the
State. ”.
Florian Hanft
Plant Manager - Mexico Sonavox Electronics Co
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CONTACTMarco Antonio Mena Rodríguez Governor of the State of Tlaxcala secretariaparticular@tlaxcala.gob.mxJorge Luis Vázquez Rod