GUADALAJARA, JAL.- Nacional Financiera (Nafin) is preparing a scrappage bond focused on light, medium and last mile freight transport , which could be implemented in the first quarter of 2026, as well as concessional financing, announced Siddharta Flores, deputy director of Projects Financed by International Financial Organizations at Nafin.
In the panel “Financing for Sustainable Mobility ,” held within the framework of Expo Transporte ANPACT 2025 , Flores indicated that this project is to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the sector, although he did not elaborate on the details.
In this regard, Alejandro Osorio, president of the ANPACT Expo Transport Committee , considered it relevant that resources can be available for the scrapping bonus and that this type of initiative “reaches the grassroots level, the base of the pyramid.”
“What we are looking for is for the carriers who are present here at Expo Transporte ANPACT, who need to renew this fleet, because used vehicles, and especially used imported vehicles that come from the United States, are vehicles that at their age are already scrap metal, they are vehicles that are closely related to emissions and also to the accident rate, and for that, this scrapping bonus could be useful,” Osorio emphasized.
In his presentation, Augusto Trigos, Head of Sales for Volkswagen Trucks and Buses and MAN Trucks and Buses , pointed out that better financial education is needed so that truckers can learn about the benefits offered by the product they are looking for and what type of financing best suits their needs.
The specialist considered that there is still some resistance among business owners in the sector, especially regarding adapting to the modernization of financing, such as the digital signing of contracts, which in some cases those involved still prefer to do in person.
Isabel Studer, president of the Global Sustainability organization , emphasized that it is important to consider the modernization of fleets , since in Mexico the average age is 19 years in the cargo and passenger sectors, and there are even vehicles that reach up to 40 years.
He explained that almost half of the federal fleet is obsolete, and “although some 843,000 units are registered, we know that the real fleet, because it includes all those other vehicles in the states that do not have those federal fleets, reaches 1.6 million vehicles; therefore, more than 800,000 units with state plates do not even have registrations,” which makes it difficult for them to access financing.
He pointed out that the above has an impact on the environment, since, he said, 20% of the country’s total emissions come from the transport sector, largely due to the aging of the vehicle fleet.
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