Querétaro: Crown Jewel of El Bajío and Mexico’s Manufacturing Industries

Querétaro’s automotive assembly and auto parts manufacturing sectors is robust, mature and growing. Three of the five main heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers in the El Bajío Region are in Querétaro, including MAN who assembles autobuses, trucks and tractor trailers at their factory in the state.

Querétaro is the 8th largest state for the manufacturing of auto parts. The plastics industry in Querétaro has also increased by 50% from 2011 to 2015, benefiting from the explosion of auto parts manufacturing.

There are 512 kilometers of railroads operated by Kansas City Southern Mexico & Ferromex. It is only 940 kilometers via NAFTA to the United States southern ports of entry, giving international manufacturers access to North American markets in the matter of days.

Like many manufacturing hubs in Mexico, Querétaro has invested heavily in the triple helix – a partnership between government, the private sector, and higher education campuses – to ensure international companies have access to a highly-skilled and technical trained workforce dedicated to their industries.

The Aeronautic University of Querétaro (UNAQ), has already graduated 5,000 students specializing in aerospace and aeronautical fields and is one of only three institutions in Mexico dedicated to the aerospace field.