Mexican vehicle sales drop 11.5% in earthquake devastated September
On October 10, the Mexican automotive association AMIA reported sales of 116,356 light vehicles in September, representing an 11.5% decrease from the same month in 2016.
Mexico suffered three major earthquakes with magnitudes between 6.1 and 8.1 in September, resulting in more than 500 deaths and 6,000 people injured.
Sales of 1,106,848 vehicles through the first nine months of 2017 represent a 1.1% decrease from the same period in 2016.
Volkswagen Group sales decreased 15.2% to 17,292 units.
General Motors sold 18,077 units in September, a decrease of 24.5% from last year.
Ford sold 6,694 units, a decrease of 25.0%, and FCA sold 8,544 units, a decrease of 0.4%.
Nissan sales of 28,159 units in September decreased 13.1% from the same month last year.
Toyota sold 7,515 units, a decrease of 7.9% from 2016, and Honda sold 5,669 units, a decrease of 13.3% from September 2016.
Mazda sales decreased 17.9% to 3,888 units.
Now manufacturing in Mexico, Kia sold 7,503 units in September, an increase of 27.1% from 2016, and 63,215 units in the first nine months of 2017, up 55.7% from the same period a year earlier.
Hyundai sales increased 24.1% to 4,100 units in September.
September vehicle sales in Mexico
| 2017 Sept |
2016 Sept |
Change | 2017 YTD |
2016 YTD |
Change | |
| Cars | 73,201 | 88,495 | -17.3% | 716,426 | 747,728 | -4.2% |
| Light Trucks | 43,155 | 42,948 | 0.5% | 390,422 | 371,378 | 5.1% |
| Total | 116,356 | 131,443 | -11.5% | 1,106,848 | 1,119,106 | -1.1% |
Source: AMIA