In August 2026, the Mexican automotive sector continued the positive trend of the previous month, totaling 129,479 new units sold in the domestic market, which meant a growth of 2.3% compared to the same month of 2025.
According to data from the Administrative Registry of the Automotive Industry of Light Vehicles (RAIAVL) , this result represents the highest level for the same month since 2016.
In the period January-August 2026, light vehicle sales reached 1,014,832 units , 4.7% more than in the first eight months of 2025.
The recorded volume is the highest for a January-August period since 2017, when 993,667 vehicles were sold, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .
According to the Mexican Association of Automotive Distributors (AMDA) and the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) , Nissan led the market with 17% of sales between January and August 2026, followed by General Motors with 12.8%, Volkswagen with 11%, Toyota with 8.3%, KIA with 7.2%, and Mazda with 6.9%.
According to the report, Chinese brands showed mixed performance .
Geely increased its sales by 106.7% in August 2026 compared to the same month in 2025, with 4,282 units sold. JAC fell 6.1%, selling 1,901 units in the eighth month of the year; Changan declined 23.4% year-on-year, with 1,563 vehicles sold during the period.
Other brands in the sector performed well year-on-year last August. Stellantis grew 5.2%, Hyundai advanced 11.8%, and Volkswagen accelerated 4.5%.
According to AMDA, car inflation registered a decline of 3.26% annually, reflecting stability in the sector’s prices.
The above would partly explain the positive performance of light vehicle sales in August 2026, which closed with a monthly record in car placement in Mexico, driven by moderate annual growth and a historic cumulative total in the first eight months of the year.
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