# Unraveling Mexico's Market Trends and the Impact of Asian Investments with SMarTsol's Juan Luis Tarin

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2023-10-11
- Length: 9m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-10-11-unraveling-mexicos-market-trends-and-the-impact-of-asian-investments-with-smarts

## Summary

Juan Luis Tarin, Director of Business Development at SMarTsol Technologies, discusses the shifting landscape of the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry in Mexico. He highlights a significant trend of Asian investments driving growth in retail consumer products and electric vehicles (EVs), which now account for roughly 50% of recent market expansion. Tarin explains how SMarTsol leverages its nationwide network to collect and analyze this data, helping principals and sales teams adapt to regional variations in the Northeast and Baja regions.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-10-11-unraveling-mexicos-market-trends-and-the-impact-of-asian-investments-with-smarts#t=8) Introduction and Data Strategy
- [2:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-10-11-unraveling-mexicos-market-trends-and-the-impact-of-asian-investments-with-smarts#t=125) Asian Investment Trends in Mexico
- [3:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-10-11-unraveling-mexicos-market-trends-and-the-impact-of-asian-investments-with-smarts#t=218) Shift to Retail and EV Products
- [5:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-10-11-unraveling-mexicos-market-trends-and-the-impact-of-asian-investments-with-smarts#t=310) Regional Growth: Northeast and Baja
- [6:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-10-11-unraveling-mexicos-market-trends-and-the-impact-of-asian-investments-with-smarts#t=383) Automation and Capex Shifts
- [8:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-10-11-unraveling-mexicos-market-trends-and-the-impact-of-asian-investments-with-smarts#t=488) SMarTsol's Market Visibility

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- SMarTsol Technologies (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)

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