Aguascalientes Manufacturing Industry

Aguascalientes is known for its automotive assembly and auto parts manufacturing industries with 70% of production destined for export. Mercedes Benz and Nissan are the largest automotive assembly plants in the state, with Nissan operating two major facilities. Announced in January 2019, Mercedes Benz will now be exporting its new Class A sedan from its Aguascalientes plant to the United States.

Aguascalientes’ electronics manufacturing and industrial robotics manufacturing industries are going through an exciting growth stage. Companies like Texas Instruments, Sensata and Flextronics, amongst others, are making medical devices, copiers and printers, advanced optical systems, integrated circuits, nanocircuits, and industrial controls and sensors. Aguascalientes has 40 companies dedicated to the industrial robotics sector that includes: HiTech Systems Ltd, Auten, Yaskawa, Nachi and TEC. This sector has a more than 1,500 strong direct workforce.

Aguascalientes has 12 state industrial parks, 5 private industrial parks, and 2 municipal industrial parks. Industrial real estate in Aguascalientes averages $0.36 per square foot for Class A. At the end of the 3rd quarter of 2018, 296,839 SF of industrial space was available for lease, with over 771,000 SF under construction, representing a 61% growth compared to Q3 2017.