According to data from the Federal Directorate of Motor Transport (DGAF) , the freight vehicle fleet registered its first decline of the year in July 2025 , reflecting the impact of lower sales of new units.

The total number of registered units reached 744,719 , just 91 more than in June , which meant a stagnation in the growth of the fleet .

By configuration, the results were: three-axle tractor-trailers are the only ones with progress, adding 525 units , while two-axle trucks (-109) , three-axle trucks (-328) and two-axle tractor-trailers (+4) registered negative or marginal variations.

The other vehicles segment also showed a reduction of one unit .

The share by configuration type remained virtually unchanged: tractor-trailers accounted for 66.45% of the total , two-axle trucks 18.83%, and three-axle trucks 14.47% .

These proportions reflect stability in the operational composition of freight transport, although with a slower rate of renewal.

The average age of the vehicle fleet was 18.94 years at the end of July , with a monthly variation of +0.12 years .

By vehicle type, cargo vehicles had an average age of 19.7 years , while passenger vehicles reached 15.7 years , figures that reflect an aging vehicle fleet that limits operational efficiency, raises maintenance costs and worsens the environmental lag of the sector .

The stability of these indicators does not represent an improvement, but rather a sign of stagnation in the renewal process , where a lack of incentives and financing prevents the replacement of obsolete units with safer and less polluting models, according to specialists consulted by T21 on previous occasions.

According to the National Association of Bus, Truck and Tractor Truck Producers (ANPACT) , in its August 2025 report, cumulative wholesale sales of heavy vehicles fell 51.3% compared to the same period in 2024, while retail sales fell 26.5 percent .

This collapse in the market for new vehicles reinforces the trend of aging vehicle fleets: fewer sales mean fewer replacements of older vehicles and an increasingly expensive fleet to maintain and operate.

Statistics from the DGAF confirm that the slowdown in the placement of new units is beginning to be reflected in the composition of the vehicle fleet , which could predict a year-end decline in vehicle incorporation.

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During July 2025, the Mexican National Customs Agency (ANAM) reported that 124,877.92 million pesos (mdp) were collected , which represented an increase in real terms of 13.4% compared to the same month in 2024. This increase occurred in the context of the 90-day bilateral agreement to suspend the application of a general 30% tariff on Mexican products exported to the United States.

Among the three customs offices with the highest revenue collection in the country, Nuevo Laredo was the only one to register positive figures, with 18.42 billion pesos , a real increase of 3.1 percent. In contrast, Manzanillo saw a 3.2% drop, collecting 16.06 billion pesos, while Veracruz saw a 12.7% drop, collecting 11.17 billion pesos.

According to the  Customs Operations Dashboard , ANAM indicated that last July, the total Value Added Tax (VAT) collected was 84.75 billion pesos , reflecting a 6.6 percent increase. Meanwhile, the Special Tax on Production and Services (IEPS) reached 22.047 billion pesos , an increase of 55.6 percent.

Despite the strong fiscal performance, a slight 0.3% drop was observed in the total number of transactions in July, which totaled 1,875,275 . Imports fell 2%, with 1,056,437 transactions; while exports increased 2%, with 818,838 transactions. The total value was 2,924,183 pesos, a 9% increase compared to July 2024.

During the period, requests for customs fell 2.9% to 961,850 , with imports suffering the greatest impact, falling 4.4% to 710,773. Exports, on the other hand, grew 1.8% to 251,077.

Of the total revenue collected in July 2025,  65,873.85 billion pesos were collected by maritime customs, a real increase of 17.4% compared to the seventh month of 2024; followed by those on the northern border, with 39,239.79 billion pesos , a 9.3% increase in real terms; while inland customs collected 19,531.52 billion pesos , an increase of 9.1%.

During the January-July 2025 period, ANAM revealed that cash flow revenues totaled 836,808.86 billion pesos , representing a real increase of 21.8% compared to the same period last year. VAT during that period was 583,792.7 billion pesos , an annual increase of 16.8%; while the IEPS tax reached 133,133.2 billion pesos , an increase of 46.6%.

Meanwhile, the value of merchandise reached 19,942,435 pesos, a 20.6% increase in real terms; meanwhile, the number of accumulated customs clearance applications decreased by 4.9%, with 6,281,251 requests; and transactions fell by 3.2%, with 12,536,727 registrations.

According to analysts, the upcoming revision of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be complex due to the protectionist economic policy promoted by the United States, which has triggered a tariff war with several countries around the world, including its main trading partners in North America: Mexico and Canada, on whom it has imposed tariffs on various products, such as steel and aluminum, which could affect the country’s customs revenue.

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