Normalising supply chains and U.S. demand helped Mexico’s truck production and exports start the year strong, said officials.
The 10 Mexican ANPACT truck makers produced 18,568 units in January, up 26% from 2021. Exports of trucks increased 14% y/y to 15,221 vehicles.
The U.S. received 14,658 Mexican trucks, 96%. Canada was the second-largest buyer with 2.4%, followed by Peru with 0.4%.
During a recent monthly press conference, Guillermo Rosales, deputy director general of the Mexican Association of Automobile Dealers, said, “Step by step, the supply chain and logistics networks are recovering worldwide.”
Mexico’s National Association of Bus, Truck, and Tractor Producers president Miguel Elizalde said 2023 is going well.
Freightliner, Kenworth, Navistar, Hino, International, DINA, MAN SE, Mercedes-Benz, Isuzu, Scania, Cummins, and Detroit Diesel have assembly plants and factories in Mexico.
Freightliner produced and exported the most trucks in Mexico in January. The company built 10,728 trucks, up 6.5%, and exported 9,844 units, up 3%.
