Major US & Foreign-Owned Factories in Northern Mexico

Northern Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas) hosts massive foreign manufacturing clusters (maquiladoras). Key examples by sector:

Automotive

• Ford (US) – Hermosillo, Sonora
• GM (US) – Silao, Guanajuato (central but linked)
• Stellantis/Chrysler (US) – Saltillo, Coahuila
• Volkswagen (Germany) – Puebla (central)
• Toyota (Japan) – Tijuana, Baja California; Guanajuato
• Honda (Japan) – Celaya, Guanajuato

Electronics

• Samsung (Korea) – Tijuana
• LG (Korea) – Monterrey, NL
• Foxconn (Taiwan) – Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
• Flex (Singapore) – Reynosa, Tamaulipas
• Jabil (US) – Chihuahua, Chihuahua

Medical Devices

• Medtronic (US) – Tijuana
• Becton Dickinson (US) – Ciudad Juárez
• Cardinal Health (US) – Juárez
• Johnson & Johnson (US) – Monterrey
• Terumo (Japan) – Tijuana

Appliances/Furniture

• Whirlpool (US) – Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila
• GE (US) – Ciudad Juárez
• Ashley Furniture (US) – Nogales, Sonora
• La-Z-Boy (US) – Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila
• IKEA (Sweden) – Saltillo, Coahuila

Textiles/Apparel

• Hanesbrands (US) – Ciudad Juárez
• Gildan (Canada) – Reynosa
• Levi Strauss (US) – Chihuahua
• PVH (US) – Mexicali, BC
• H&M (Sweden) – Tijuana

Drivers

Low labor costs, USMCA/NAFTA access, skilled workforce, infrastructure, proximity to US market.