Mexican auto industry rebounds in June with record production

The Mexican automotive manufacture rebounded successful June contempt increasing commercialized tensions with the United States. Production roseate astir 4.9% and exports accrued by 14% compared to the aforesaid period a twelvemonth ago.

Despite the tariff pressure, airy conveyance manufacturing successful Mexico showed signs of betterment successful June aft contracting the erstwhile 5 months, according to nationalist statistic bureau INEGI.

Mexico’s car exports down 6% this year

INEGI reported that Mexican automakers manufactured 361,047 vehicles successful June — a grounds for the period — portion exporting 331,517 cars, besides a caller grounds for June.

The full fig of vehicles assembled successful Mexico during the archetypal fractional of 2025 was 0.5% higher than the fig recorded from January-June 2024, representing the astir airy vehicles ever produced by Mexico automakers during immoderate January-June period.

Mexico produced 2,006,720 units during the archetypal fractional of the year, lone the 2nd clip the home car manufacture has exceeded the 2 cardinal people during a six-month period. The lone different clip this occurred was successful 2019, the twelvemonth earlier the COVID pandemic, erstwhile Mexican automakers manufactured 2,001,272 airy vehicles.

Automakers expect to nutrient astir 4 cardinal units successful 2025, according to Alberto Bustamante, manager wide of the National Agency of Automotive Suppliers (Anapsa). 

General Motors led the mode with 436,106 vehicles manufactured during the archetypal six months this year. Nissan followed with 341,530 units and Ford was 3rd with 223,742 cars produced. 

In percent terms, Toyota’s accumulation roseate 55% during the January-June play compared to past twelvemonth (from 103,264 to 160,282), portion KIA Motors’ accumulation roseate 15.5% (from 123,850 to 143,080 ). The 2 Asian carmakers besides led the mode successful June, with their accumulation rising 24.7% and 24.3%, respectively, compared to the aforesaid period a twelvemonth ago.

However, the quality is not each good, arsenic cumulative exports and home income stay successful antagonistic territory. 

Domestic income declined by 7,329 to 116,062, a 5.9% driblet compared to June 2024. Year-on-year home income for the archetypal fractional of 2025 were besides down by conscionable much than 2,000 vehicles. 

Nissan remains acold and distant the astir fashionable car connected the home marketplace with 128,283 vehicles sold during the archetypal six months of the year. General Motors placed 2nd with 94,601 cars sold.

Despite the 14% upturn successful airy conveyance exports successful June, full exports for the archetypal fractional of 2025 (166,184) lag down the fig recorded for January-June past twelvemonth (1,714,794) by 2.83%, oregon 48,610 units.

This is partially owed to a 2.9% driblet successful exports to the United States, the destination for 79.7%, or  1,327,892 vehicles, of Mexican automotive exports. 

With reports from La Jornada, El Financiero, El CEO and Tu Interfaz de Negocios