Texas Border Business
By Roberto Hugo González / Texas Border Business
McALLEN, Texas — Business representatives from the San Luis Potosí Automotive Cluster met with economic development officials and strategic partners from Rio South Texas on June 11, 2026, to discuss opportunities in manufacturing, logistics, energy, and automotive supply chains.
The COSTEP (Council for South Texas Economic Progress) hosted the networking breakfast and meeting at the Cambria Hotel in McAllen. Adam Gonzalez, chief executive officer of COSTEP in the Rio South Texas region, welcomed the delegation.
Rio South Texas connects cities across Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, Willacy and Zapata counties with 10 municipalities in Tamaulipas, Mexico. The binational corridor includes Laredo, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Harlingen and Brownsville.
Luis Alberto González, director general of the San Luis Potosí Automotive Cluster and treasurer of Mexico’s National Network of Automotive Clusters, led the visiting group.
“Thank you for inviting us here today to learn more about Rio South Texas region,” González said.
The visitors included Ricardo Pérez Castillo of Indutérmica, which specializes in energy efficiency for high-temperature equipment used in heat treatment and curing processes. Fernanda Centeno, commercial coordinator for Logistik Industrial Park, said the 2,200-hectare development is the largest industrial park in San Luis Potosí and is home to BMW and General Motors. Ricardo Jiménez, general director of Electrotecnia Plus, represented an industrial electrical engineering, construction, and maintenance company. Jiménez said the company also operates a business near Houston that installs and maintains industrial robots.
Gustavo Duay, commercial director of PEASA, represented Grupo Industrial Mexicano, which includes PROMINOX, PEASA and KALGIM. “It has been a great experience, and I believe significant opportunities could arise from this,” Duay said.
The agenda included presentations by COSTEP and the automotive cluster, an economic development panel and a logistics and infrastructure presentation by Jorge Torres, a U.S. customs broker and president of Interlink Trade Services.
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