Flex bets $1B on Mexico
- Flex announced a $1 billion investment to expand AI-capable data centers across Mexican cities through 2028. - The plan is expected to create about 5,000 jobs tied to data‑centre and related operations. - The move signals growing local demand for data‑centre services and more nearshoring-linked hiring in Mexico. (x.com)
Flex said it will invest $1 billion in Mexico through 2028 to expand manufacturing for artificial intelligence and data-center equipment. (mexiconewsdaily.com) The company said the plan will create more than 5,000 jobs, with work tied to data-center power systems, cooling gear and server infrastructure. Mexican officials said operations will be concentrated in Jalisco, Chihuahua and Aguascalientes. (nearshoreamericas.com) Flex already runs seven sites in Mexico, including Guadalajara, Juárez, Tijuana, Aguascalientes and San Luis Río Colorado, where it provides design, engineering, manufacturing and supply-chain services. (flex.com) The bet is aimed at a part of the data-center business that has become more valuable as artificial intelligence pushes up electricity use and heat inside server rooms. Flex says its data-center business now centers on power, cooling, compute and prefabricated systems that can speed deployment. (flex.com) In October 2025, Flex launched an artificial-intelligence infrastructure platform built around high-density racks, liquid cooling and modular power systems, and said operators could deploy infrastructure up to 30% faster. That product push helps explain why the company is adding capacity in Mexico now. (flex.com) Mexico has been trying to pull more of this kind of investment into advanced manufacturing under Plan México, a federal strategy that targets higher domestic content and 1.5 million additional specialized jobs in strategic sectors. (proyectosmexico.gob.mx) Independent market research has also pointed to heavier data-center spending in the country. A 2025 ResearchAndMarkets report projected Mexico’s data-center market would reach $2.27 billion by 2030, while a separate 2025 database said upcoming colocation capacity was almost 600 megawatts, more than triple existing capacity. (businesswire.com 1) (businesswire.com 2) Flex has manufactured in Mexico for decades and employs tens of thousands of people there, making this less a new market entry than a larger wager that artificial-intelligence infrastructure can be built closer to U.S. customers. (mexiconewsdaily.com) (flex.com) The timetable runs through 2028, so the next test is execution: whether Flex can turn Mexico’s factory base into enough power and cooling hardware to serve the next wave of data-center buildouts. (mexicobusiness.news)
