In July this year, domestic car sales in the Mexican auto industry rose 11.4 percent compared to the same month of 2011 and were down 2.7 percent on month-on-month basis, amounting to 76,376 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 238,146 units in July this year, rising 17.7 percent year on year, while the country's exports of cars and light commercial vehicles in July increased 19.1 percent year on year to 201,156 units.
In the first seven months of this year, Mexican car and light commercial vehicle production amounted to 1,654,709 units, increasing 13.4 percent compared to the same period of last year, while its car and light commercial vehicle exports in the period in question increased 15.5 percent year on year, amounting to 1,399,951 units.