The state is working on a project to attract billions of dollars of shipping company Volkswagen to municipalities Coronango or Cuautlancingo, implying the creation of new sources of jobs and growth in the automotive sector in the state, said Governor Rafael Moreno Valle.
When asked about his meeting last Tuesday with Andreas Hinrichs, president of the Executive Board of Volkswagen, and Thomas Karig, vice president of corporate relations, he said: «We have made an approach to seek additional investment, we took a year with this and I must admit that there have been very supportive of Ildefonso Guajardo, Minister of Economy, and Francisco Gonzalez, ProMéxico, the state government, understanding that involves direct jobs and also for each direct, four or five indirect jobs, and me priority has been to bring investment, especially now that the economy is going through a difficult time, «the president said.
While the company may make a final decision within six months, the poblano government has introduced a number of infrastructure projects and facilities that generate the most attractive conditions for Volkswagen, he said.
The interest of the company to re-invest in the state, he added, is a sign that the stability and development of Puebla conditions that have allowed regain the confidence of investors in the past four years after, administration last, Guanajuato elect to install a new engine plant.
«The important thing is to make an effort to put the necessary infrastructure conditions and I hope we can have good news,» he said.
So far the administration, Volkswagen has invested $ 750 million in the production of the new model Golf 7 project which added to the installation of Audi in San Jose Chiapa, one thousand three hundred million dollars, are consolidating to Puebla as one major automotive cluster in the country.
