In May this year, domestic car sales in the Mexican auto industry rose 16.9 percent compared to the same month of 2011 and were up 14.85 percent on month-on-month basis, amounting to 80,267 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 228,048 units in May this year, rising 2.8 percent year on year, while the country's exports of cars and light commercial vehicles in May increased 5.7 percent year on year to 187,042 units.
In the first five months of this year, Mexican automobile production amounted to 725,830 units increasing 7.1 percent compared to the same period of last year, while its light commercial vehicle production was 422,345 units, up 23.2 percent compared to the first five months of 2011. Mexican car and light commercial vehicle exports in the period in question increased 13.7 percent year on year, amounting to 945,530 units.