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Mexico’s auto output up, exports down in Dec

  • Mercados: Chemicals, Metals, Oil products, Petrochemicals
  • 09/01/26

Mexico's light-vehicle production rebounded in December after several months of declines, while exports continued to weaken on trade uncertainty.

Automakers produced 243,961 light vehicles in Mexico in December, an 8.5pc increase from the same month in 2024, statistics agency Inegi reported on 9 January.

This follows an 8.4pc decline in November and marks the first month to show annual expansion since July, coming in a year marked by trade uncertainty with the US placing blanket 25pc tariffs on Mexican goods in March.

Mexico's auto output reached 3.95mn in 2025, only 0.9pc below the 3.99mn produced in 2024 — the highest level for any year on record, positioning 2025 output as the second highest, said Mexican automaker association AMIA.

Mexico exported 227,262 light vehicles in December, down by 15pc from a year earlier, while full-year 2025 exports fell by 3pc to 3.39mn units from 2024. Still, AMIA noted that 2025 marked the fourth-highest year for exports on record.

Domestic light vehicle sales rose by 5pc in December to 154,450 units, Inegi reported. This put full-year sales at 1.52mn — a 1.4pc increase over 2024, making it the third-best year on record for sales, AMIA said.


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