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The electronics industry in Mexico consists of
more than 700 manufacturing companies, with close to 307,000
people employed. This represents 8 percent of total employment
within the manufacturing sector.
During 2006, this sector received $950 million of direct investment, and
exports from the electronics industry were 26.8 percent of total Mexican
exports in the manufacturing sector.
This industry is located mainly in the states of Aguascalientes, Baja
California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Estado de México, Jalisco, Nuevo León,
Querétaro, and Tamaulipas.
The border zone has a large concentration of the maquiladora industry;
the northwest focuses on audio, video (TVs and monitors), telecom and
automotive electronics. The northeast is focused on the automotive
electronics, computing, telecom, and home appliances. At the center
zone, home appliances and consumer electronics are produced.
Mexico’s electronic industry continues to evolve, due in part to the
growing competition from Asian countries. The growth of electronic
components has been driven by a switch to new product lines including
the aerospace, automotive, network equipment, game consoles, printers,
high capacity servers, storage media, and consumer electronics
industries, which continue to be the largest user of electronic
components.
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