Mexico’s car production slipped by 25.9 percent from a year earlier to 257.8 thousand units in October of 2021, the lowest level for that month since 2011, amid the ongoing semiconductor crisis, which is forcing virtually all carmakers to eliminate shifts or temporarily shut down assembly lines. Among major automakers, production fell at Nissan (-17.8 percent to 53.9 thousand), Stellantis (-9.7 percent to 45.2 thousand), Volkswagen (-37.6 percent to 25.9 thousand) and General Motors (-68.6 percent to 25 thousand). Conversely, output increased notably for Ford Motor (1285 percent to 21.9 thousand). source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)

Car Production in Mexico averaged 167.55 Thousand Units from 1988 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 381.99 Thousand Units in October of 2017 and a record low of 3.72 Thousand Units in April of 2020. This page provides - Mexico Car Production- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Mexico Car Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on December of 2021.

Car Production in Mexico is expected to be 320.00 Thousand Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Mexico Car Production is projected to trend around 360.00 Thousand Units in 2022 and 370.00 Thousand Units in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Mexico Car Production


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-10-06 11:00 AM Sep -33.3% -21.4% -2.5%
2021-11-08 12:00 PM Oct -25.9% -33.3% -35%
2021-12-06 12:00 PM Nov -25.9% -20%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 52.20 51.80 points Nov/21
Industrial Production Mom -1.40 0.00 percent Sep/21
Industrial Production 1.60 5.50 percent Sep/21
Manufacturing Production -0.38 6.57 percent Sep/21
Capacity Utilization 76.00 76.70 percent Sep/21
Changes in Inventories 93366.00 129884.00 MXN Million Jun/21
Car Registrations 39362.00 38569.00 Oct/21
Car Production 257.81 208.09 Thousand Units Oct/21
Total Vehicle Sales 39362.00 38569.00 Units Oct/21
Private Investment 13.90 15.60 percent Aug/21

News Stream
Mexico Car Production Slumps 26% in October
Mexico’s car production slipped by 25.9 percent from a year earlier to 257.8 thousand units in October of 2021, the lowest level for that month since 2011, amid the ongoing semiconductor crisis, which is forcing virtually all carmakers to eliminate shifts or temporarily shut down assembly lines. Among major automakers, production fell at Nissan (-17.8 percent to 53.9 thousand), Stellantis (-9.7 percent to 45.2 thousand), Volkswagen (-37.6 percent to 25.9 thousand) and General Motors (-68.6 percent to 25 thousand). Conversely, output increased notably for Ford Motor (1285 percent to 21.9 thousand).
2021-11-08
Mexico Car Production Drops Further in September
Mexico’s car production dropped 33.3 percent year-on-year to 208.1 thousand units in September of 2021, the lowest level since May of 2020. Production was lower for most major producers, namely Stellantis (-29.7 percent to 36.8 thousand units), Nissan (-39 percent to 30.5 thousand), General Motors (-73 percent to 20.6 thousand), and Volkswagen (-32.2 percent to 21.7 thousand). Conversely, Ford significantly reinstated production compared to the almost non-existing base year (7,338 percent to 24.1 thousand).
2021-10-06
Mexico Car Production Slumps in August
Mexico's car production dropped 21.4 percent year-on-year to 237.0 thousand units in August of 2021, primarily driven by a sharp fall in the three biggest brands due to a global semiconductor shortage. General Motors' output levels plunged 59.2 percent to 28.2 thousand units, Nissan production fell 19.2 percent to 46.9 thousand and Stellantis production decreased 20 percent to 39 thousand. Still, the total car production in the first eight months of 2021 grew 13.3 percent to 2,054.6 thousand.
2021-09-06

Mexico Car Production
In Mexico, Car Production refers to total production of vehicles.