Querétaro will host the fourth edition of the International Automotive Industry Supply Summit, where over 5,600 national and international companies dedicated to the automotive sector will gather. The head of the Sustainable Development Secretariat, Marco Del Prete, detailed that the event will take place on May 6 and 7 at the Querétaro Centro de Congresos. There, 313 parts buyers, specialized services, and technological equipment companies will meet with 5,367 suppliers. The objective of the event, the official highlighted, will be to generate conditions to strengthen the connection between supply and demand. "Here we don't improvise, here we plan, execute, and deliver results," Del Prete stated. Del Prete also mentioned that the intention is to facilitate at least 7,409 business citations that, if successful, would represent a commercial exchange of $8.961 billion. "The future of the automotive industry is not expected, it is built, and today it is being built in Querétaro," he added. He also emphasized that it generates more than 62,000 formal jobs and highlighted that in 2025, it led exports with $9.2858 billion, which represented 52% of the total in the state. For his part, the executive president of the National Auto Parts Industry (INA), Francisco González Díaz, highlighted that the meeting will also serve to analyze the industry's challenges, such as the transition to electric vehicles and nearshoring within the framework of the USMCA renewal. Likewise, the director of INA, Gabriel Padilla, highlighted the importance of the event to advance the integration of supply chains, as well as the strengthening of the supplier base, specialized services, and effective connection.
