It is well known that the current trend involves moving manufacturing activities to countries like Mexico, India or China as part of a cost reduction strategy. Mexico has been addressed as the land of opportunity as a result of the success brought by the Maquila concept and NAFTA. In February 2010, Alix Partners consulting firm published a study of outsourcing costs in the United States manufacturing industry in which Mexico came out as the country with the lowest cost among the main emerging powers.

Mexico’s phenomenal growth in the number of highly trained technicians and professionals has resulted in the country’s increased focus on education and economic development. This offers an attractive opportunity for foreign country enterprises that strive for increased competitiveness by availing themselves of these valuable resources at significant savings.

In recognition of the country’s strengths, Mexico has been singled out as one of the 10 most trustworthy countries for investment by the consulting firm A.T.Kearney (2010 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index), as well as the most competitive country in which to locate a business, according to the firm KPMG.

• A growing population of an educated, experienced and affordable workforce.
• Proximity to the U.S. expedites shipment time and offers advantages for companies looking to sell to the U.S.
• Intellectual property protection and excellent infrastructure meeting U.S. standards.
• NAFTA, which eliminates tariffs on components from Mexico, the U.S. and Canada