Mexico Sets Automobile Production Record in January

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February 12, 2015

Mexico's automotive industry in January experienced "the best level in history for exports of light vehicles in one month, exporting 204,907 vehicles, with 15.2 percent growth," the AMIA said.

Mexico City - A record 266,424 automobiles were produced in Mexico in January, up 6.8% from the same month in 2014, according to the Mexican Automotive Industry Association, or AMIA.

The growth in automobile output "was bolstered by the plants that started operations last year" in Mexico, the AMIA said in a statement.

A total of 103,697 light vehicles were sold last month, a figure that was up 21.3 percent from January 2014.

The automotive industry in January experienced "the best level in history for exports of light vehicles in one month, exporting 204,907 vehicles, with 15.2 percent growth," the AMIA said.

Exports to Asia and Canada grew strongly, rising 35.8 percent, compared to the 2014 figures for both regions. Sales to Europe and the United States grew 15.3 percent and 13.7 percent, respectively, while exports to Latin America and Africa fell 25.5 percent and 13.5 percent, respectively.

"Mexico has an important lag ... that it must deal with," AMIA president Eduardo Solis said, referring to the domestic market.

Mexico is the world's seventh-largest manufacturer of automobiles and the No. 4 exporter.

About 83 percent of the vehicles produced in Mexico are exported, with most of the units going to the United States and Canada.

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AMIA: Auto Production to Reach 5 Million by 2020

by Murry Page
13 Jan 15 
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The Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA) reported that by the year 2020, five million vehicles will be manufactured annually in México, with around 4 million of them being exported.

Eduardo Solis Sanchez, President of the MAIA, told reporters “We have to feel proud. We are showing that we can export to more than 100 countries worldwide with a competitive product.”

If the AMIA prediction proves true, that will make México one of the top three automotive exporters in the world.

The AMIA president said that the automotive sector will show a trade balance surplus of $47 billion for 2014, up from the $43 billion surplus reported in 2013.

(from El Sol de Mazatlán)

Auto Production and Exports Set New Record

by Murry Page

11 Aug 14  

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The Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) said that México’s auto production and exports during the first seven months of 2014 hit record highs, rising 7.5 percent and 11.2 percent, respectively, from the same period of last year.

The AMIA announcement said both output and exports of light vehicles climbed to historically high levels, “both for the month and the cumulative” January-July period.

In the first seven months of 2014, México’s automakers manufactured 1.85 million vehicles, “83.1 percent of which are for export and the remaining 16.9 percent for the domestic market,” AMIA said.

A total of 1.5 million vehicles were exported during the seven-month period, 71.5 percent of them to the United States.

In July of this year, auto production rose 8.5 percent over the same month in 2013 to 259,634 units, while exports climbed 20.2 percent to 231,934 vehicles.

A total of 96,211 vehicles were sold domestically in July, an 11 percent increase over July 2013.

Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen are the largest automakers in México.

(from Latin American Herald Tribune)

May Auto Exports up 22.7%

by Murry Page

12 Jun 14  

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The Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA) reported that the export of automobiles assembled in México grew 22.7 percent in May 2014 compared to the same month of 2013.

AMIA President Eduardo Solis said during the first five months of 2014 exports reached 1,043,161 units, which represents an increase of 11.6 percent over the same period of 2013.

He added that both the May and year to date figures are historical records.

The export of vehicles by México makes up 3.5 percent of the country’s GDP and 19.8 percent of the manufacturing sector.

71.1 percent of the vehicles sold abroad are sold in the United States. May exports to the U.S. were up 33.3 percent over the same month last year.

Other exports during May were 19,372 vehicles to Canada, 23,951 to Latin America, 10,762 to Europe and 9,390 to Asia.

México’s automotive industry projects that at the end of 2014, it will have produced 3,100,000 vehicles and exported more that 2.5 million.

(from Spanish.China. org.cn)

Mexico Sets Automobile Production, Export Records

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MEXICO CITY – Automobile production and exports hit a record level in the January-April period, rising 5.8 percent and 8.7 percent, respectively, compared to the first four months of 2013, the Mexican Automotive Industry Association, or AMIA, said.

Passenger vehicle production and exports reached “their best historic level both in the month of April and year-to-date,” the AMIA said in a statement.

Automotive companies produced 1.02 million vehicles in the January-April period, of which “some 82.9 percent corresponded to units destined for the foreign market and the remaining 17.1 percent to the domestic market,” the industry association said.

Exports totaled 808,532 units, of which 70.6 percent were sent to the United States, 10.6 percent were exported to Latin American countries and 9.8 percent were sent to Canada and other regions in the world.

Domestic sales, however, remained sluggish at just 327,989 units in the first four months of the year, down 0.80 percent from the same period in 2013, the AMIA said.

Automakers sell both vehicles assembled in Mexico and models imported from subsidiaries in other countries to Mexican consumers.

The top selling brands in Mexico during the first four months of the year were Nissan, with 83,719 units; General Motors, with 61,752 units; and Volkswagen, with 61,752 units.

Automakers produced 248,031 units in Mexico in April, a figure that was up 3.9 percent from the same month in 2013, while exports totaled 202,328 units, up 9 percent from April of last year, the AMIA said.

A total of 76,865 units were sold domestically in April, down 8 percent from the same month in 2013, the trade group said.

Both Production and Exports of Cars Rose in April

by Murry Page

14 May 14  

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The Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA) reported that during the month of April vehicle production in México rose 3.9 percent to 248,031 vehicles.

During the same period the export by México of vehicles grew by 9 percent. A spokesperson for the AMIA said the growth in exports was attributable to increase in demand, primarily from the United States, which is the primary destination of its exported vehicles.

(from Azteca Noticias)

México’s auto production sets new record

by Murry Page on 19 Dec 13
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The Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA) announced that a total of 2.77 million units, including automobiles, pick-ups and light trucks, were produced during the January-November 2012 period; a 2.4% increase over the same period in 2012.

Additionally, 2.26 million vehicles were exported during the first 11 months of 2012, a 2.8% increase over prior year. Furthermore, November exports were 2.3% higher than in November 2012. Of the 2.26 exports, 1.53 million were shipped to the United States, representing 67.8% of all exports.

The AMIA said México’s vehicle exports to Asia jumped 49.2%, while exports to Canada increase 19.7%.

Domestic vehicle sales totaled 943,999 units during the first 11 months of the year, up 7.7% compared to the same period in 2012.

(from Latin American Herald Tribune)