BAJA Strategic Location Top Industrial Competitiveness International Diplomatic Support Our People World Class Infrastructure Industrial Sectors STRATEGIC LOCATION

MEXICO has free trade agreements with 46 countries. is the closest Mexican State to ASIA. STRATEGIC LOCATION

• Excellent access to NAFTA Market • BC shares border with California 265 Km. and Arizona, USA. Border with USA • BC is the only Mexican state bordering with California (6th economy in the world) • Los Angeles is 3 hours driving distance • Baja California is one of the MOST COMPETITIVE Mexican States

1,550 Km. Coastline

Source: Center for the Continuing Study of the California Economy. DIPLOMATIC NETWORK WORLDWIDE

BAJA CALIFORNIA has a broad network of international diplomatic support in more than 15 countries TOP INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS • 1st Place in Mexico with 928 foreign manufacturing companies (IMMEX). • This represent 329,840 industrial jobs. Percentage of IMMEX Companies Creation by State Baja California 23.2 What is an IMMEX Company? Nuevo León 16.1 Chihuahua 12.8 The IMMEX program (formerly Coahuila 9.9 Tamaulipas 8.7 known as “maquiladora” is an Estado de México 6.9 incentive provided by Mexico for Jalisco 6.8 Guanajuato 7.0 companies that export goods. It Sonora 5.7 Querétaro 5.4 consists of allowing a Mexican Puebla 4.7 San Luis Potosí 3.8 company to carry out “temporary” Distrito Federal 2.4 imports of production inputs and Aguascalientes 2.1 Yucatán 1.4 assets, without having to pay the Durango 1.9 Last updated: May, 2016 Veracruz 1.3 otherwise assessed V.A.T. Otras entidades 6.7 Last updated: 2018

SOURCE: INEGI TOP INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS Baja California by the numbers Last updated: Jan 2018 Economic Indicators 2016 2017 Diff. National

Monthly Unemployment Rate. Nov (%) Source: INEGI 2.5 3.1 0.6 3.4 Exports growth. Jan-Nov (%) Source: INEGI -7.1 2.4 9.4 9.7 Foreign and Domestic Direct Investment (Mill. USD) SEDECO 2,536 2,664

EXPORTS (B.USD) • In 2014 Baja’s exports represented $60,000 $40 B. USD, the second largest rate $48,172 $50,000 $40,430 nationwide. $40,000 $30,573 $29,225 $27,662 $30,000 • Baja’s exports represented 10.6% of $20,000 all the goods exported in the $10,000 country. $- Chihuahua Baja Coahuila Nuevo Tamaulipas California Leon

SOURCE: Atlas de Complejidad Económica, Harvard, CIDE TOP INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS MILLIONS USD EXPORTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA BY PRODUCT, 2017 0 4000 8000 12000

Monitors and projectors $10,434 Medical, surgical, dental or vet instruments $2,148 Motor vehicles for transporting goods $1,784 Electrical transformers $1,179 Electronic integrated circuits $1,120 Parts of motor vehicles and tractors $1,019 Insulated electrical wire $980 Semiconductor devices $860 Other rail locomotives $858 Trailers and semi-trailers $754 Parts of other aircraft $693 Engine parts Aircraft Parts

Last updated: January, 2018

SOURCE: Atlas de Complejidad Económica, Harvard, CIDE TOP INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS EXPORTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA BY DESTINATION, 2017

Millions

$0 $10,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000

USA $35,825 CAN $829 COL $691 CHL $392 PER $239 BRA $183 IRL $177 ECU $145 DEU $127 JPN $122

Last updated: January, 2018

SOURCE: Atlas de Complejidad Económica, Harvard, CIDE OUR PEOPLE POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY CITY : 1´798,741 49.5% Mexicali: 1´065,882 29.3% Ensenada: 542,896 14.9% Tecate: 115,570 3.2% Playas de Rosarito: 110,683 3.0% • 3.6 million total population • Young Population: The average age of Baja California’s population is 26 years old • Tijuana and Mexicali within the 10 largest cities in Mexico • Mexico total population: 124´737,789

Last updated: January, 2018 Source: CONAPO & INEGI OUR PEOPLE PRO-BUSINESS COMMUNITY • Non-union environment • More than 60% of the State´s budget invested in education • Linkage Programs Leaders and National Pioneers (school – industry - government) • Hard working, skillful and competitive labor cost

HIGH SKILLED AND STABLE HUMAN RESOURCES • Top Private and State Universities with international standards • 51 Universities in Baja California • Total under graduates: 90,455 • Engineering Students: 22,609

Last updated: January 2018

Source: www.educacionbc.edu.mx WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE • Border Crossing • Highways • Water • Electricity • Natural Gas • Industrial Parks • Railroad Cargo Service • Seaports - Port of Ensenada - Port of El Sauzal • Airports - Cross Border Express (CPX) - Ojos Negros Airport BORDER CROSSING POINTS • 7 strategic border crossing points • 2 of them used for inbound/outbound cargo transport • 2,500 loaded trucks containers per day • Programs to reduce border crossing times (cargo: CT PAT / personal: Sentri & Fast Pass) • Border crossing time for cargo is guaranteed to be a maximum of 4 hours after arrival at the crossing point.

Source: USA DTS 2018 HIGHWAYS • Baja California is well-connected through world class highways. • Excellent access to the rest of México and the United States

Source: USA DTS 2018 WATER • While the Colorado River is the current main water source, desalination plants that are under development will provide additional availability with 4m3/sec capacity in Rosarito, 2m3/sec in Ensenada and 300 lt3/sec in San Quintin.

• Water supply, is guaranteed in Baja California for new companies.

• If the new companies have high water requirements, Mexicali can guarantee a supply of 4 m3 per second with immediate availability. ELECTRICITY • Baja California has one of the most competitive energy costs in the world.

• The average cost per MW of electricity for 24/7 industrial use can be around USD $86.80.

• In addition to CFE, there are two other private energy companies will provide Solar and Wind sourced electricity in 2017.

• With these alternatives, energy costs for industries are guaranteed to be at least 20% below CFE’s rate for the next 20 years. NATURAL GAS Baja California has a storage and distribution terminal that ensures the current and future demand of this energy.

Natural gas is provided by Sempra Energy and offers the most competitive price nationwide. INDUSTRIAL PARKS AND ZONES Tijuana 65 Industrial Parks

Mexicali 25 Industrial Parks

Ensenada 4 Industrial Zones 1 Industrial Park

Tecate 3 Industrial Parks

Rosarito 2 Industrial Parks

Total: 100 Industrial Parks and Zones in Baja California SEAPORTS

• Destinations: Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, South America, among others. • In addition, the Port of Long Beach, USA is only a 3 hour away Baja California, while the Port is just 30 min away. • Seaport shipping and receiving capacity is guaranteed for the next 10 years. AIRPORTS • 2 airports with daily flights to mayor cities in Mexico and international destinations (Tijuana & Mexicali). • Closeness to major international airports in the United States: Los Angeles LAX and San Diego SAN. • Only Mexican State with direct flights from the city of Tijuana to Shanghai. It will also start operation of a non-stop service to Beijing beginning 2017. • Tijuana services the second most domestic routes in Mexico. (Mexico City’s International Airport is first). • Mid-term plans include direct flights to Seoul (R. of Korea) and Guangzhou (China) in Asia and Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago and Phoenix in the United States. CROSS BORDER XPRESS Just a five-minute walk between San Diego and the Tijuana Airport.

• Cross Border Xpress is an enclosed pedestrian bridge for Tijuana Airport (TIJ) passengers crossing the U.S./Mexico border. After more than seven years of planning, design and permitting with government agencies from both sides of the border, CBX opened for business in December 2015.

• Spanning 390 feet, the CBX skywalk is the first ever to connect a facility in the U.S. directly into a foreign airport terminal.

• Cross Border Xpress serves the approximately 10,000 passengers who already cross the border as part of their travels every week.

• Users of the bridge will be able to access the more than 30 destinations within Mexico that TIJ offers, many of which are not served by other Southern California airports. INDUSTRIAL SECTORS INDUSTRIAL SECTORS • AEROSPACE • AUTOMOTIVE • MEDICAL DEVICES • RENEWABLE ENERGIES • BIOTECH • ELECTRONICS & SEMICONDUCTORS • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY • METAL MECHANICS • TOOLING & DESIGN • MINING • FOOD AND BEVERAGE • MEDICAL TOURISM • HOUSING AEROSPACE AEROSPACE

• Baja California has over 51 years of aeronautical experience • Largest concentration of aerospace companies in México • 94 companies established in the region, representing 21% nationwide. • 60% are AS9100 and/or NADCAP Certified • Workforce of more than 33,000 • Includes: operators, technicians and engineers • Design, assembly, manufacture & MRO • Operating repair facilities in Baja California approved by FAA • New & expansion investment projects.

Source: Ministry of Economy 2013 Pro-Mexico & Baja California Aerospace Cluster (Last updated: January 2018) EMBLEMATIC AEROSPACE COMPANIES IN BAJA AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE years years years 51 40 35 31 years 12 years In Baja In Baja In Baja In Baja In Baja

Updated on January 2018 MEDICAL DEVICE MEDICAL DEVICES • Baja California leads the medical device industry in Mexico and Latin America • More than 70 established companies with processes of design, assembly, manufacture, sterilization, among others • Workforce of 61,000 specialized employees • Baja California's cluster together with San Diego's on the U.S. integrates the most sophisticated and diverse binational medical device region in North America MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANIES AUTOMOTIVE AUTOMOTIVE • For more than 50 years Kenworth OEM (Paccar Group) has been manufacturing heavy trucks for a worldwide market • Toyota Tacoma truck (OEM) is being fully assembled in Baja California • More than 80 automotive companies established in Baja California – 32 tier I and II companies • High skilled employees • Huge automotive after market suppliers • Growing off-road business with more than 25 companies. AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES STATE INCENTIVES STATE INCENTIVES Up to 100% exemption on the payroll tax, for a 3 to 5 years period, based on the project.

30% Water Discount on Consumption: For this incentive to take place, the company must use an in-house water treatment plant to recycle and reuse water within the facility, the 30% water discount goes on your monthly bill.

20% Exemption in water connection fees: the company may receive up to a 20% exemption in the connection fee to the water and sewer system, based on the characteristics of the project and the Law's terms. STATE INCENTIVES

Human Resources: The State will guarantee: • Availability of talented workforce. • A stable and union-free work environment. • Full support in creating linkage programs with local, state, and national universities, technical and vocational schools. • Working together with the industry within Baja California, in order to adapt the curricula to your industry needs. • Assistance in recruiting personnel through the State Secretariat of Labor in collaboration with the National Employment Service. STATE INCENTIVES

Government Support: The State of Baja California guarantees: • A fast-track process with all type of procedures in the three Government levels. • A fast-track process for construction permits and acquisition.

Supply Chain Development: The State will guarantee: • Two annual events for supplier development programs. • Organize workshops abroad for potential supplying companies that might be interested in establishing operations in the region. • A guaranteed incentive package for foreign and local suppliers. WHY

•Closest State to Asia •Closeness to North American Markets •Infrastructure & Communication development •Young, educated & service oriented population •Knowledge & technology transfer capabilities •Manufacturing flexibility •Pro-business environment & Clusters development orientation