El Bajío: Mexico’s most strategic industrial location

At the manufacturing heart and soul of mainland Mexico lies the El Bajio Manufacturing Mega Region.

• El Bajio Automotive and Auto Parts Manufacturing
• El Bajio Aerospace Manufacturing Industry
• El Bajio Household Appliances Manufacturing
• Industrial Real Estate
• Infrastructure & Logistics

Encompassing the states of Queretaro, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes and San Luis Potosi, manufacturers in El Bajio have access to 80% of the Mexican market and 70% of the industrial establishment within a 3-hour radius.

El Bajio’s main industries are automotive and auto parts, aerospace and defense, and household appliance manufacturing. With a sophisticated and modern transportation network of highways, railways, airports, interior ports and seaports for national and international markets, manufacturers key in on the one word that makes the El Bajio region shine: connected.

The city of Querétaro is just two hours from Mexico City and has become a center for the Aerospace industry, providing them great growth opportunities and the access to serve Mexico's central Markets as well as global markets.

San Luis Potosí is centrally located in the El Bajio manufacturing region of Mexico and is bordered by 8 Mexican states. With a modern infrastructure of highways and railroads, San Luis Potosí connects international manufacturers.

Zacatecas is known for its long history in mining and metals production, along with automotive, aerospace, and agricultural manufacturing and one of Mexico’s top contributors of precious metal exports.

Puebla’s proximity to Mexico City makes it a regionally important hub for the country’s main economic center. Also known by its nickname, “The City of Angels,” Puebla is the birthplace of the culinary delights; Mole Poblano and Chiles en Nogada.

Additionally, Safran is the largest employer in Mexico’s aerospace industry with more than 5,700 direct employees and two production plants in Querétaro, both Safran centers of excellence. One makes critical parts for the CFM56 and SaM146 engines and the other specializes in landing gear components for Airbus and Boeing airplanes.

At the GE IQ research center in Queretaro, Mexican engineers participated in the design of the GEnx turbine, one of the most efficient engines available. According to ProMexico, every two seconds a plane takes off with turbines developed by Mexican engineers.

• General Electric: airplane turbines, power systems
• Bombardier: fuselages, electrical systems, wing production
• Eurocopter: helicopters