Mexican auto sector’s domestic car sales up 7.1% in April

Friday, 25 May 2012 16:46:49 (GMT+3)   |  
       

In April this year, domestic car sales in the Mexican auto industry rose 7.1 percent compared to the same month of 2011 and were down 16.4 percent on month-on-month basis, amounting to 69,890 units, according to the Mexican Association of the Automobile Industry (AMIA).

Meanwhile, according to the data released by the Mexican Association of Car Distributors (AMDA), Mexican car and light commercial vehicle production totaled 206,389 units in April this year, rising 30.7 percent year on year, while the country's exports of cars and light commercial vehicles in April increased 19.5 percent year on year to 168,907 units.

In the first four months of this year, Mexican automobile production amounted to 580,569 units increasing 10.6 percent compared to the same period of last year, while its light commercial vehicle production was 339,463 units, up 23.8 percent compared to the first four months of 2011. Mexican car and light commercial vehicle exports in the period in question increased 15.8 percent year on year, amounting to 758,488 units.


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