Texas-Mexico Automotive SuperCluster (TMASC) Update

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A Driving Force:Texas-Mexico Automotive SuperCluster (TMASC)

David Marquez, Executive DirectorBexar County Economic DevelopmentMarch 21, 2012

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Changing Geography of Automotive AssemblyThe TMASC Region

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Cluster Effect: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc.$2.1B direct investment; 2,300 direct jobs; 21 on-site suppliersMagnet for supply chain

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• Cluster along integrated NAFTA corridor and economy (I-35, MX-85, MX-57)

• 27 plant facilities

• Over 230 Tier 1 suppliers

• 17 million workers

• Robust infrastructure• Five class I railroads• 19 ports• 21 major airports• Six primary inland ports• 16 foreign trade zones

• 15 Research Centers

TMASC Region

Type Qty

Automotive assembly and parts plants 8

Commercial and military vehicle manufacturing plants 7

Heavy equipment manufacturers 9

Specialty vehicle manufacturers 3

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Over 230 OEM supplier plants. 12 of top 15 global suppliers have a significant footprint in TMASC

Proximity to Consumer Markets

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•120 million people reside within 400 mile radius of I-35 / MX-85

•Represents approximately:

•12% of total US population

•74% of total Mexican population

•Export base for South American consumersSource: INEGI, U.S. Census, T.I.P. Strategies

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FDI Opportunities

• Assembly

• Telematics

• Smart city technologies

• Corporate functions for

Western Hemisphere

• Commercial truck innovation

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A Driving Force:The Texas-Mexico Automotive SuperCluster

Thank you.

David MarquezExecutive DirectorBexar County Economic Development

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