A snapshot of the Texas - Northeastern Mexico Automotive SuperCluster (TMASC) region that includes over 27 automotive assembly, parts, commercial truck, and specialty vehicle plants.

1. A Driving Force:
Texas-Mexico Automotive SuperCluster (TMASC)
David Marquez, Executive Director
Bexar County Economic Development
March 21, 2012
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2. Changing Geography of Automotive Assembly
The TMASC Region
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3. Cluster Effect: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas, Inc.
$2.1B direct investment; 2,300 direct jobs; 21 on-site suppliers
Magnet for supply chain
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4. TMASC Region
• 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
Type Qty
• 16 foreign trade zones
Automotive assembly and parts plants 8
Commercial and military vehicle manufacturing plants 7
• 15 Research Centers Heavy equipment manufacturers 9
Specialty vehicle manufacturers 3 4

5. Over 230 OEM
supplier plants.
12 of top 15 global
suppliers
have a significant
footprint in TMASC
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6. Proximity to
Consumer Markets
• 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
Source: INEGI, U.S. Census,T.I.P. Strategies
American consumers
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7. FDI Opportunities
• Assembly
• Telematics
• Smart city technologies
• Corporate functions for
Western Hemisphere
• Commercial truck innovation
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8. Thank you.
David Marquez
Executive Director
Bexar County Economic Development
T: (210) 335-0667
M: (210) 241-2792
dmarquez@bexar.org
www.bexar.org
www.txmxautomotive.com
www.twitter.com/bexarbiz
www.twitter.com/TMASC
A Driving Force:
The Texas-Mexico Automotive SuperCluster
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