Quanta Computer to invest $1 bln in northern Mexico, says governor (updated)

Quanta Computer

22/05/2023 22:15

(Adds governor comment, background on Tesla)
       MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Taiwan-based electronics
manufacturer Quanta Computer will invest $1 billion and create
2,500 jobs in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, Governor
Samuel Garcia wrote in a Monday post on Twitter.
    Speaking from Quanta Computer's Mexican headquarters in the
state capital of Monterrey, Garcia said the investment reflected
the potential of nearshoring and was a sign of an "economic
boom" in the state.  
    The investment is part of an expansion of Quanta's
operations in the state, a Nuevo Leon spokesperson said.
    Quanta Computer is a supplier for Tesla, which earlier this
year announced a new Tesla factory worth $5 billion in
Monterrey.

 (Reporting by Valentine Hillaire and Daina Beth Solomon;
Editing by Brendan O'Boyle)
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