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TijuanamxMost maquilas by number; medical manufacturing a big recent focus, management gets to live in southern California, Toyota Mexicali

MexicalimxGood infrastructure, low labor turnover, easy border crossing Hermosillo

HermosilloSonoramxFord and suppliers are the big players, great labor spot and intermodal Nogales

NogalesSonoramxSmall stable labor market, access to Phoenix market Guadalajara

GuadalajaraJaliscomxSilicon Valley south, hi-tech labor force, 2nd largest Mexican city Aguascalientes

AguascalientesAguascalientesmxNissan and suppliers control the market, strategic central location Zacatecas

ZacatecasZacatecasmxStrategic central location, diverse industries Silao

SilaoSilaomxGood international airport, General Motors auto cluster, great incentives Celaya

CelayaGuanajuatomxGood airport, General Motors auto cluster, great incentives Queretaro

QueretaroQueretaromxCentral location, excellent alternative to Mexico City, auto and aerospace hub Mexico City

Mexico CityDistrito FederalmxCapital and well connected as well as financial powerhouse Toluca

TolucamxAlternate to Mexico City, major auto cluster Puebla

PueblaPueblamxAutomotive, major industrial city with gulf coast access San Luis Potosi

San Luis PotosimxAutomotive and appliance center, NAFTA highway, strategic central location, intermodal facilities Saltillo

SaltilloCoahuilamxDetroit south, Monterrey services without Monterrey prices Monterrey

MonterreymxIndustrial Capital of Mexico, best location for real Matamoros

MatamorosmxLeast congested border location Nuevo Laredo

Nuevo LaredomxWorld's busiest port of entry, NAFTA highway and best Juarez

JuarezmxMost maquila employees, established industrial culture, support Merida

MeridamxTextile center, shipping connections with U.S. gulf coast ports Reynosa

ReynosamxFastest growing border location but big turnover and other challenges Durango

DurangomxTextiles, lower cost labor offsets difficult logistics Ensenada

EnsenadamxWest coast port city with big plans Tampico

TampicomxMajor gulf port with direct access to Monterrey Lazaro Cardenas

Lazaro CardenasmxSecondary pacific coast port, major expansion plans Vera Cruz

Vera CruzmxMain gulf port of Mexico, access to Mexico City and central Mexico Torreon

TorreonmxApparel industry center, heavy manufacturing center for Caterpillar Chihuahua

ChihuahuaChihuahuamxGood interior alternative to Juarez, more stable infrastructure and labor base