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"El Principal Recurso de Tijuana: Su Gente"
"The Main Resource of Tijuana: Its People"
-Armando Tejeda Rivera, Director/Telvista
Whether in Spanish or in English, the facts speak for themselves: Tijuana has one of the largest and most highly-skilled workforces in Mexico. With an employee base of
640,000 workers – plus hundreds of thousands more from nearby cities in Baja California and San Diego – Tijuana gives high- and low-tech companies benefits that go beyond lower-cost wages. Compared to other international locations, it’s also hard to beat for English-language skills and for understanding U.S. business culture.
Smart. Well-trained. Experienced with global quality. Strong partnerships between universities, technical schools, and industry. For all these reasons, Tijuana’s human
capital is a key factor in helping hundreds of international companies be more profitable and competitive. Surprised? Here’s what others have to say:
• “A workforce with solid experience, from operational levels to executives.”
- Mr. Francisco Tovar, Director of Operations/Hunter Industries
• “In Tijuana…we’ve found qualified workers that permit us to compete at
a global level…” - Mr. Alejandro Bustamante, President/Plantronics Mexico
• “Tijuana’s workforce and professionals have a unique attitude to learning, are proud
of doing a good job, are committed to quality, and are driven by a competitive
environment to be the best that they can be…” - Gerardo de la Concha,
VP Operations/Medtronic Mexico
Why It’s Time for Your Workforce
to be in Tijuana
From industry-focused technical training programs for manufacturing, to university-level education in engineering, computer sciences, business administration, law, and graphic design, Tijuana’s Human Capital can help you compete globally – and grow your financial capital faster. With wages that are 40-80% below the U.S., higher labor productivity with Mexico’s 48-hour work week, and you’ll find that Tijuana offers the perfect balance of available labor, brainpower, global business culture, and a next-door yet nearshore location in Pacific Standard Time.Baja California ranks third-highest in Mexico in terms of literacy rates – not surprising, given Tijuana’s 83,000+ enrolled students in more than 35 public and private universities, 14 technical schools and 57 high schools – around 50% of the State’s total enrollment.
• A young, highly-bilingual population of 1.6 million people – only minutes away from San Diego
• 13 nationally-accredited university programs in engineering, information sciences, and business
administration
• A multinational talent base, including students and professionals from both Tijuana and San Diego
Take Off to Tijuana...
...and Arrive On-Time to High Altitude Profits
For more than two decades, aerospace and defense companies have made high quality products in Tijuana that meet the demanding specifications of their private-sector and military customers – including complex cable assemblies, RF microwave components, rubber seals, guidance instruments, airplane interiors, composites, and precision metal parts.
Only minutes from downtown San Diego, Tijuana’s near-shore yet next-door location can give your company:
• Lower-cost, just-in-time production capabilities
• A highly skilled and bilingual workforce, working in Pacific Standard Time
• Immediate proximity to over 20 aerospace and defense manufacturers in Tijuana,
and less than a two-hour drive to hundreds of aerospace and defense companies
in Southern California
• Within a 5 hours flight time to anywhere in the United States
Why It’s Time for Your Aerospace &
Defense Company to be in Tijuana
Few international locations offer what Tijuana can – whether your company needs to reduce total costs, to ship products quickly to key North American or global destinations, or benefit from the experience that a large base of ISO, AS9100, and ITAR-registered operations can provide – the southern side of the Tijuana-San Diego region is the place to land for higher profits.
• Close to major West Coast aerospace and defense OEMs and suppliers
• Aerospace companies can take advantage of FAA’s 2009 implementation procedures
for the U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA)
• Access to Mexico’s Free Trade Agreements with the U.S. and Europe
From Auto Parts to Hot Rods…
Tijuana Revs Up The Bottom Line
Competing in the new era of the global automotive industry means shifting into new manufacturing models that give your company maximum flexibility and market access, put a brake on escalating labor costs, yet yield high returns with shorter supply chains. No need to wait for next year – it’s time to race to Tijuana.
With an auto and auto parts sector that increased in employment by 140% between 2003 and 2008, Tijuana provides today’s auto industry with a full-range of low-cost, next-to-market manufacturing and assembly options. In fact, that’s why companies like Toyota, Hyundai, Pioneer, MotorCar Parts of America, Bose, Autoliv Safety Technologies, HST Automotive, and nearly 40 other automotive firms are already fueling their growth here. Shouldn’t yours?
Just a quick drive from Southern California, and only a few hours flight to automotive centers throughout North America, Tijuana’s near-shore location can give your company:
• Lower-cost, just-in-time production capabilities
• A highly skilled and bilingual workforce, working in Pacific Standard Time
• 1-4 days shipping time to 90% of automotive assembly plants in the U.S.
• Proximity to hundreds of QS-9000 certified suppliers in the Baja California-
Southern California region
Why It’s Time for Your Automotive
Company to be in Tijuana
Whether its truck manufacturing and stamped metal parts, to seat belts and sound speakers; from carbon fiber body kits, to trailer chassis and electronic sensors – Tijuana companies make them all to the exacting specifications needed by today’s auto industry. With wages that are 40-80% below the U.S., and a workforce that understands QS-9000 quality needs, Tijuana can keep your automotive business accelerating.
• Higher profits and quick access to North American consumers
• Access to NAFTA and Mexico’s global network of Free Trade Agreements
• A pro-business government, and a low-unionization workforce
• Immediate proximity to San Diego’s industries and quality of life
The Tijuana-San Diego Bio Border
On the Frontier of Medical Device Manufacturing
Competing in a 21st Century, technology-intensive world means finding a cutting-edge location that gives today’s medical device and biological sciences companies a healthy advantage in location, total costs, quality, IP protection, and market access. Right on the Pacific Rim, and immediately adjacent to Southern California’s world-renowned life sciences centers – Tijuana is that location.
Only minutes from downtown San Diego, Tijuana’s near-shore yet next-door location can give your company:
• Lower-cost, just-in-time production capabilities
• A highly skilled and bilingual workforce, working in Pacific Standard Time
• Quick land and air connections for time-critical shipments
• Synergy with nearly 40 major medical device companies in Tijuana
• The highest concentration of medical equipment manufacturing employment in North America
Why It’s Time for Your Medical Device
Company to be in Tijuana
Few international locations offer what Tijuana can – whether your company needs quick shipping to key North American and global destinations, wages that are 40-80% lower than the U.S., or the depth of experience that a large base of FDA-, CE- and ISO 13485 certified manufacturers can provide, Tijuana is the place to be for the medical device industry.
• Strong connections with biomedical and life sciences expertise in Southern California
• A lower-cost workforce of nearly 640,000, many with advanced engineering and science degrees
• Strong Intellectual Property protections via NAFTA and TRIPS
• Access to Mexico’s global network of Free Trade Agreements
Tijuana:Where High-Tech
Comes To Make High Profits
Known globally as a the capital of mid- and large-screen TV set production, Tijuana continues to provide consumer and specialty electronics companies low-cost, next-to-market manufacturing and design options. From Samsung’s 67-inch plasma and 52-inch LCD HDTVs, to JVC’s first-of-a-kind LCD television with an iPod dock, to Plantronics’ cutting-edge Bluetooth® Calisto and Savi headsets (designed and built in Tijuana) – over 120 of the world’s electronics manufacturers keep profiting from Tijuana’s many advantages. Shouldn’t yours?
Minutes from San Diego, and only a few hours flight to anywhere in the United States, Tijuana’s near-shore location can give your company:
• Lower-cost, just-in-time production capabilities
• A highly skilled and bilingual workforce, working in Pacific Standard Time
• Three major sea-port connections within 140 miles for supplies from Asia
• Innovative synergies with hundreds of electronics manufacturing and design companies in the
Greater Tijuana-San Diego region
Why It’s Time for Your Electronics
Company to be in Tijuana
Since electronics companies started nearshoring in Mexico’s maquiladora industry decades ago, Tijuana has been a leader for lower-cost manufacturing to serve North American markets. With wages that are 40-80% below the U.S., and human capital that includes over 10,000 highly-bilingual engineering students enrolled each year at accredited university programs, Tijuana can keep your electronics manufacturing on the cutting-edge.
• Higher profits and quick access to U.S. consumers
• Strong IP rights protection in Mexico
• Access to Mexico’s global network of Free Trade Agreements
• A location within what the Milken Institute calls North America’s second-highest ranked tech
region for electronics (after San Jose, CA)
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