About 300 miles northwest of Mexico City sits the town of Aguascalientes. Although its name means hot waters, the place is much more well-known for its gentle climate, brave bullfighters and being a stopover point between the mines of Zacatecas and Mexico City.
Since 1991, Aguascalientes has also served as the headquarters of Calsonic Kansei Mexicana S.A. de C.V. (CKMSC). A subsidiary of Tokyo -based Calsonic Kansei Corp., CKMSC manufactures fully customizable instrument clusters and HVAC controls for the automotive industry. Its main customer for many years has been Nissan Mexico, which expects to produce about 800,000 vehicles in 2016.