Samsung's Tijuana complex is "secret" to success in Americas

By Francisco Rubio / CNNExpansión

Located in Tijuana, Baja California, the Samsung plant might be one of the biggest "secrets" behind the success of the company in the Americas.

With a total area of ??nearly 600,000 square kilometers and a cumulative investment of $800 million, since its establishment in 1988 the plant of the Korean factory became the largest producer of televisions worldwide, with figures exceed 13.26 million units per year.

"By 2012 we hope to increase our production 2 percent. ... Our figures might sound low, but we want to reach 13.6 million units without expanding the plant," said Hiram Moncivais Pinedo, Samsung's vice president of operations Mexicana.

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