The aerospace industry in Mexico has been growing significantly in recent years. This study seeks to determine the productive and organizational capabilities of multinational aerospace enterprises that are developing in the Baja California region, in northern Mexico, especially for the particular way in which they are joining the Global Value Chain. Undoubtedly, this is related to the way in which the industrial regions of developing countries are integrated into the global value chain by multinational corporations. Data for the analysis come mainly from ProMexico, a Mexican federal agency. According to results, at the present time Baja California aerospace industry integrates to the industry global value chains in the low steps, similar to what happens in other sectors and other regions around the country. Baja California activity specialized in manufacturing producing of parts or components for other foreign companies, which in turn are the ones that actually develop the aircraft’s systems and subsystems.
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