1STRATEGICLOCATION

STATE OF COAHUILA PacificOceanCANADAMEXICOLocated northeast ofMexico and bordering with the USSOUTH AMERICASTATE OF COAHUILA Atlantic OceanUNITED STATES OF AMERICACoahuila has become a competitive international investment destination

2WORLD CLASSINFRASTRUCTURE& ACCESS TOGLOBAL MARKETS

3STRONG ECONOMYSUPPORTED BY SKILLED AND QUALIFIED WORKFORCE

Coahuila,examplenationally in economic developmentMore than 2,000export companies(Number of firms) Source:Mexican BusinessInformation System.2010.Online information:http://www.siem.gob.mx 1stPlace nationallyin enterprisesthat export.

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Coahuila3,206

Hidalgo3,205

Distrito Federal1,573

Jalisco1,266

Estado de Mxico1,131

Baja California994

Guanajuato710

Tamaulipas597

Chihuahua580

Nuevo Leon520

Queretaro431

Veracruz314

Michoacan299

Sonora272

Yucatan236

Quintana Roo230

Puebla180

Aguascalientes162

San Luis Potosi160

Sinaloa131

Baja California Sur112

Tlaxcala112

Oaxaca98

Durango73

Tabasco68

Morelos67

Chiapas64

Zacatecas63

Guerrero56

Colima29

Nayarit29

Campeche16

4COMPETITIVEPRODUCTION COSTS

We have the highest industrial productivity in the country; each worker produces more than USD $20,000 per yearRanks 1st place nationally on manufacturing industrys productivityStable relations between unions and companies

Business-oriented labor culture to achieve competitivenessProductivity in Manufacturing Industry* 2010 (USD/Worker/year)*Note: Productivity is calculated as total output in the manufacturing industry, divided by the number of workers on the industry. Exchange Rate at $12.80 MXP/USD Source: SIREM, INEGI, Secretariat of Economic Development, Coahuila Institute of Employment.

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San Luis Potos14319

Quertaro12874

Puebla13885

Nuevo Len14127

Jalisco11210

Guanajuato14889

Chihuahua11540

Aguascalientes16226

Coahuila20257

10WHO IS DOINGBUSINESS INCOAHUILA?

SaltilloNorthernCarboniferousCentralLagunaSouth-EastCOAHUILA REGIONS

Main Industries100% = 148,987 jobs Formal Employment, Dec. 2010Per CapitaAnnualUSD*$9,59192,456Economically ActivePopulation (Workforce)GDPMain Companies52%26%6%15%ManufacturingRetail & ServiceConstructionOtherslocates the most important automotive cluster of the country THE SOUTH EAST REGIONSOUTH-EAST REGIONAutomotiveAerospaceMetal-MechanicsElectric and ElectronicsInformation TechnologiesChrysler, GM, FreightlinerJohn DeereCaterpillarWhirlpoolFlextronicsEconomic contributionto the state54.8%Economic contributionto the state*Note: Data 2010. Estimations SEFOMEC with information from the Index of Human Development 2010 and Banamex. Source: Permanent Employees Report. IMSS Coahuila. XII Population and housing Census. INEGI, Banamex, Secretariat of Economic Development

3,125E&T GraduatesTotal Graduates8,117ACADEMICInstitutions, 2010Technical EducationHigher Education4228Social & AdministrativeEducation & HumanitiesEngineering & TechnologyHealth Sciences5%32%14%38%9%Natural & Exact Sciences2%Agriculture Sciences2010Technical and HigherEducation DistributionGRADUATESSOUTH-EAST REGIONSource: Secretariat of Public Education of Coahuila (SE y CC)

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Ramos ArizpeSaltillo843621523635106416073QUALITY of LifeTemples and ChurchesHospitals and ClinicalRecreation CentersGolf CoursesMuseumsTheatresCinemasPublic LibrariesHotelsRestaurantsBanksSource: Secretariat of Economic DevelopmentSOUTH-EAST REGION