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 Chihuahua is experiencing sustained industrial development. Several new manufacturing firms have recently moved into Chihuahua city and overall industrial activity is increasing as new tenants are exploring Chihuahua as a possible manufacturing location. The city serves as an alternative destination for maquiladora operators who require quick access to the border crossing at El Paso/Juarez but who wish to avoid both the higher costs and higher turnover rates of the border area.
The maquiladora industry has been growing fast and also has contributed to the general well being of the population. Chihuahua has the largest maquiladora presence in interior of Mexico . Several existing companies are in the process of expanding current locations to accommodate additional production lines.
- Why Manufacturing in Chihuahua?
- * Slightly lower labor rates.
- * Established and stable manufacturing base.
- * Qualified labor force.
- * Excellent infrastructure & transportation system.
- * Well developed industrial real estate market.
- * Chihuahua is experiencing sustained industrial development.
- * Access to over 930 million consumers.
- * Free Trade Agreements with 48 countries.
- * NAFTA's corridor with solid infrastructure and time zone.
- * ISO 9000 Production standards and culture
- * World-class skilled, productive and stable workforce.
- * Competitive operational costs.
- * Presence of the international plants: U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada, South America and Mexico.
- * World-class engineering education and R&D infrastructure.
- * Expert facilitation in legal and administrative Mexican market requirements.
- Among other advantages.
Industrial Clus
 The radars of foreign international aerospace industry are located in Chihuahua as a strategic place to develop manufacturing operations. Nowadays, after the landing of new projects, the aerospace industry in Chihuahua has a potential growth of 21,000 additional jobs in the next three years.
- The City of Chihuahua has the only certified High Technology Training Center in Mexico (CENALTEC), with certified training programs, equipment and instructors capable of improving and developing the skills of technicians. With worldwide quality standards in state-of-the-art technologies, this center is designed to improve employees’ qualifications and it ensures local industry’s demand for labor in technical fields, promoting the community’s economic and social development.
 The automotive industry has been the motor of Mexico's trade growth. Mexico is the 9th global producer and the 3rd exporter to the USA's market.
Some of the companies installed in Chihuahua are:
- - Ford: Established in 1983, manufacturing 4 cylinder engines, with an annual average production of 435,000 units.
- Goodyear
- TRW
- Bühler
- Delphi
- Auma
- Visteon
- Superior
- Lear
- Alcoa
- Dana
- Sumitomo
Among other companies.
 Two clearly differentiated production patterns may be identified in Chihuahua: 1) Ciudad Juárez, mainly directed towards the maquila industry. 2) Chihuahua city, operating since the nineties within a cluster system under the leadership of transnational companies.
Chihuahua's electronic cluster includes about 241 establishments where 165,000 employees work, mainly concentrated in the the two growth poles of Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua. The main products are computers, TV sets, telephones, cellular telephones, pagers, satellite receivers, digital video players, printers, as well as electronic parts such as printed circuits, capacitors, coils, magnetic elements, and optical fibers.
 - Indoor & Outdoor Appliances
- - Information Technologies
- Biotechnology
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