The heavy vehicle market in Mexico showed contrasting trends during July 2026. Wholesale sales continued to grow , driven by both freight and passenger transport, while retail sales again declined compared to the same month in 2025 .
According to the Statistical Bulletin of the National Association of Bus, Truck and Tractor-Trailer Producers (ANPACT) , during July of this year, two thousand 490 units were sold wholesale , a growth of 21.8% compared to the two thousand 045 of the seventh month of 2025.
With this result, between January and July wholesale sales reached 17,237 vehicles , a figure 5.7% higher than the 16,303 units sold during the same period last year.
The cargo segment sold 2,141 units wholesale during July 2026, a year-over-year increase of 20.3 percent . Among the fastest-growing categories, Class 5 stood out with a 378.0 percent increase , followed by Class 4 with 63.7 percent , while fifth-wheel tractors saw a 17.0 percent increase . In contrast, Class 8 declined by 11.0 percent.
In the January-July period of 2026, cargo totaled 14,612 units , a 5.2 percent increase . However, fifth-wheel tractor-trailers experienced a 13.7 percent decrease , with 6,665 units compared to 7,720 during the same period in 2025. Class 8 trucks, on the other hand, saw a 16.5 percent increase.
Passenger traffic also showed a recovery in the wholesale channel. During July, 349 units were sold , 31.2% more than in 2015. Class 7 buses stood out with a growth of 147.3% , as did intercity buses, which increased by 30.0% . Year-to-date, the segment totaled 2,625 units, an increase of 8.8%, although intercity buses still reported a decline of 26.3%.
Retail sales return to negative territory
Unlike wholesale, retail sales contracted during July 2026. Two thousand nine hundred and forty vehicles were sold during the period , a decrease of 8.6% compared to the three thousand two hundred and fifteen units sold in July 2025. In the January-July period, the market totaled 18 thousand seven hundred and thirty-four units , 20.3% less than the 23 thousand five hundred and fifteen units sold during the same period last year.
Retail sales of cargo trucks reached 2,530 units in July of this year, a year-over-year decrease of 5.1 percent . Although fifth-wheel tractors grew 8.0 percent and Class 5 trucks advanced 23.7 percent, Class 8 trucks declined 23.7 percent and Class 4 trucks fell 17.0 percent.
Overall, cargo sales continued to decline by 17.9% , with 16,156 units sold. Fifth-wheel tractor-trailers remain among the most pressured segments, with a contraction of 29.5% , falling from 10,525 units between January and July 2025 to 7,418 in the same period of 2026.
Passenger sales also failed to reverse the trend in the retail channel. During July 2026, 410 units were sold , 25.6% fewer than in 2025. Class 8 saw the largest drop at 91.4% , while Class 7 decreased by 3.9%. In contrast, intercity buses increased by 24.7%, and Classes 5 and 6 grew by 44.0%.
Between January and July of this year, retail passenger sales contracted by 32.8% , with 2,578 units sold. Intercity buses saw a 26.9% decrease , while Class 8 buses registered a cumulative decline of 60.3%.
July’s results confirm an uneven market recovery: wholesale has accumulated growth of 5.7%, while retail is still 20.3% below its 2025 level . Although fifth-wheel tractors recovered ground in the monthly comparison, they maintain double-digit declines in the year-to-date figures for both wholesale and retail.
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