The state of Baja California, Mexico borders the U.S. next to San Diego, California and just two hours from Los Angeles, California. This close proximity to the U.S. makes Baja California a strategic location for manufacturers.
Baja California is the home to thousands of U.S. companies who successfully expanded their operations into Mexico. The border cities of Tijuana, Tecate, and Mexicali are manufacturing friendly and offer an abundant skilled and educated workforce.
Growth in the area has been fueled by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and by a strong dedicated workforce that provides a competitive advantage to many companies such as Honeywell, Hyundai, Phillips, Toyota, Deutsch, Cardinal Health, Smiths Group, Hudson Medical, Tyco, Broan Building Products, Gulfstream, Southwire, Lockheed Martin and others.
Baja California Advantages:
- Lower wage rates (50% - 80% of the U.S.)
- Dedicated workforce population of 1.5 million.
- Focused on education with 35 Universities and 115 technical schools that tailor their curriculum to the needs of the manufacturing industry.
- Accessible transportation by two major sea ports (Long Beach, California or Port of Ensenada, Baja California), railroad service and major highway systems.
- Convenient travel from two international airports (San Diego International or Tijuana International airports).
- Speedy border crossing with four entry points into the U.S. (Tijuana, Otay Mesa, Tecate and Calexico).
- Existing warehouse and trucking infrastructure on both sides of the border.
- Friendly manufacturing environment supported by local and state governments.
