BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Elon Musk CEO

“To accelerate the advent of sustainable transport by bringing compelling mass- market cars

to market as soon as possible”

Headquarters: Palo Alto, California Employees: 6,000+

125+ Worldwide Stores & Service Locations On The Road in 37 countries

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Founded in 2003 by a group of Silicon Valley

engineers

Founders:Elon Musk / Martin Eberhard / Marc Tarpenning / JB Straubel

Ian Wright

Tesla Electric Miles Driven

Incresing year a�er year

(2013)$2,013.5 million

190 Million

Locations: Palo Alto, CaliforniaHawtorne, CaliforniaFremont, California

Geographical Advantages

Mexicali, Baja California

Mexicali

Similar Foundations for Future Success

Brand

Partnerships

IP Leaderships

Financial

ManagementCommunity (Demographics)

High Skilled and Stable Human Resources.

Strategic Border Crossing, First Class Highways,

Railroad Service, Seaports and Airports.

Tax bene�ts granted by law. Exemptions in water costs.

Government and private sectorcooperation.

Infrastructure, industry, culture, education & more

Location (Geography)

Financial (Incentives)

Partnerships (State of Baja)

Brand (City

Reputation)

Demographics

pro-bussiness

high skilled and stable human resources

comumunity- Non-union enviroment.

-More than 60% of the state’sbudget invested in education.

-Linkage Programs Leaders and National Pioneers.

-Hard working, skillful and competitive labor cost.

- Top private and state universities with international standards.

51 universities in baja california.

- Total under graduates: 90, 455.

-Engineering students: 22,038

-2013 bachelors in engineering: 1,871

Water Supply

- Bilateral agreements betweenMexico and US guarantee 1,850

million m3 of water per year.

- The city of Mexicali gets its water mainly from the Colorado River. The water travels a distance of

2,320 km through several US states until it reaches

the Morelos Dam in Mexicali.

- The city is authorized to get around 82 million

cubic meters per year

- This amount allows Mexicali to deliver water to

other cities.

Electricity

-Only Mexican State with self-supply program to

support industry

- In the �rst phase, 19 companies will pay rates up to 50%

cheaper during the "peak hours", representing $1,200 million pesos of annual savings

- 80 MW to bene�t 40 companies in the

�rst phase.

- Agreement between Baja California Government

and Intergen.

Port of Ensenada

-Closest mexican seaportto Asia operated by Hutchinson Group.

- Destinations:Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore,

South Korea, Australia,South America, among

others.

- The Seaport of Long Beach, USA is a 3 hour

drive from Baja California.

-Exports are mainly directed towards China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan,

Malaysia, Taiwan &Indonesia in Asia; Costa Rica, Honduras and Chile in Central America;

France, Italy, Spainin Europe; and Morroco

and Algeria in Africa.

Hinterland

Foreland

The zone of in�uence of the port of Ensenada covers the states of Baja California, Baja CaliforniaSur, Sonora & Chihuahua in Mexico.

In the US, it covers the south of California and Arizona.

The port of Ensenada is located in the strategic region of Cuenca del Pací�co. This location in the Northwest part of Mexico

allows access to the main commercial exchange region in the world. The port of Ensenada is connected to 64 ports in 28 countries

International BorderWestUSA

South

East

West

International BorderEast

Border Crossing in Mexicali

-Closest mexican seaportto Asia operated by Hutchinson Group.

- Destinations:Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore,

South Korea, Australia,South America, among

others.

- The Seaport of Long Beach, USA is a 3 hour

drive from Baja California.

-Exports are mainly directed towards China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan,

Malaysia, Taiwan &Indonesia in Asia; Costa Rica, Honduras and Chile in Central America;

France, Italy, Spainin Europe; and Morroco

and Algeria in Africa.

English Pro�ciency

51.8251.7751.2150.8650.1049.1449.1148.9547.7243.66

Baja California is the state with the highest English Pro�ciency Index (EF EPI)

with a score of 51.17 Mexicali, Baja California is the city with the second highest grade, with a score of 51.77

Mexico CityMexicali

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Close to US market

Time Zone

Many location options

Business opportunities

Many people available

Labor cost

Manufacturingis the employment

of choice

BAJA CALIFORNIA AS PART OF YOUR STRATEGY

Location50% 50%

People

Connection from Mexicali tothe rest of Mexico

Mexicali

Connection from Mexicali toCalifornia and the rest of the US railway system

Mexicali

Education

Joint e�ort between industrial sector, educational institutes, and Government.

Public & Private Universities o�er Educational Programsto supply demand of industrial sectors.

(Programs in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, & more)

CETYS Universidad: Only Institution in Mexico accredited by the WesternAssociation of Schools and Colleges (WASC), 1 of 6 accreditor instituions of higher

education in North America.