Podium Q&A session: Challenges and Opportunities in the Mexican Automotive Supply Chain

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Context
Mexicos industrial sector is booming. Alone back in 2012 the strategically highly important Automotive industry reached a record-high output of 2.88 million units, beating the also historical marks of 2011 and 2010. Further expansion of the sector's capacities for the coming years is already a fact. Mexico is ranked as the worldwide 8th largest Automotive-producer – ahead of Spain, France and Russia. As a direct neighbour of the worlds biggest market (US) in the north and the Latin American growth markets in the south, Mexico does not just offer all geographical advantages as a highly competitive production and export platform, but also offers a highly developed industrial sector, a growing home market as well as availability of motivated and skilled labor. 11 FTA's with 44 states guarantee preferential access to the most important world-markets and make Mexico one of the best connected economies at a global level. We know about the challenges that mid to small size companies face when confronted with the question whether or not to follow their customers abroad in order to satisfy demands in far away markets. Therefore we are committed to helping international companies not only to settle in but also to expand from Mexico and use its strategic location for reaching out to North and also South America. Our invited panelists are experienced Mexico-experts that will guide you in estimating the potentials this strategy offers and therefore also may facilitate your decision to follow your clients into North America.

The Q&A Session
The Q&A Session will offer the opportunity to establish a direct dialogue and discussion between the audience and the Mexico-experts on the panel to address general issues concerning Mexico's advantages as a logistic and production hub as well as specific topics regarding financial, legal, tax and employment regulations for suppliers of the automotive & aerospace industries. The experts will give you valuable advice underpinned by concrete cases and experiences. Individual talks with the presenters can be held during and after the event.