The advantages of manufacturing in Saltillo are many

Site of such industry giants as General Motors, Chrysler, Renault, John Deere and Kimberly Clark, the city of 700,000 is a mecca for industrial manufacturing with an extensive supplier base. Saltillo is the capital of the Mexican state of Coahuila, which ranks second in the country in international exports. The automotive industry so dominates the local economy that Saltillo is often called "Little Detroit."

Saltillo is also termed the "Athens of Mexico," because of the dense concentration of educational institutions clustered in the city. Saltillo's population is so well educated that the locals have a saying: "when you pick up a stone and there is an engineer under it". A well-developed infrastructure, research facilities, a network of suppliers, an educated population and hundreds of schools and universities make Saltillo a natural choice for businesses seeking to enter the maquiladora program.

Realizing the benefits to its customers, The Offshore Group began providing shelter services in Saltillo in 1997 in its La Angostura Industrial Park. Current clients include ITT Industries, Unison Industries, Senior Aerospace, Kauffman Engineering, Tal Port and Turck, Inc.