Vehicle production and exports accelerate in July despite tariffs

In the seventh month of the year, 309,453 units were manufactured, according to INEGI.

Light vehicle production during July 2025 totaled 309,453 units , which represented an increase of 2.4% compared to the same month in 2024, when 302,309 cars were manufactured, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) announced this Thursday .

Meanwhile, in the period from January to July, two million 316 thousand 173 vehicles were produced , which represented an increase of 0.7% compared to the same period last year, according to the Administrative Registry of the Light Vehicle Automotive Industry (RAIAVL) .

Of the total manufactured in the first seven months of 2025, light trucks accounted for 77.1% , with 1,786,440 units ; the remainder was automobile production, with 529,733 vehicles .

Toyota excelled in its domestic production during that period, with a 48.4% increase , adding 183,163 units compared to 123,455 during the same period last year.

JAC followed , with a 22.6% increase to 17,361 units manufactured in the aforementioned cycle. KIA registered an 11.5% increase for the year to date, with 161,680 vehicles.

Exports grow in July; cumulative exports decline

In July 2025, exports of light vehicles manufactured in Mexico totaled 289,598 units , an annual increase of 7.9% ; however, in the January-July period , shipments abroad fell 1.38% , with 1,955,782 vehicles exported.

During this period, the United States was the main destination for light vehicle exports, accounting for 79.3% of total exports, reaching 1,550,072 units . Canada followed with 213,758 vehicles , representing 10.9% of all exports.

The United States remains the main buyer of Mexican-made vehicles, although US President Donald Trump has stated on several occasions that he does not want cars manufactured in Mexico.

Among the brands that registered the most exports in the first seven months of the year were Toyota, with a 50.6% increase over the same period in 2024. It was followed by KIA, with an increase of 12.6% , and Ford with an increase of 8 percent .

According to the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) , the Mexican automotive industry represents nearly 4% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 20.5% of its manufacturing GDP. July figures show signs of a slight recovery in this sector, which has been one of the hardest hit by U.S. tariff policies.