Overview

• Factories built 44,545 vehicles in August, down 13.8% from a year earlier and marking a second straight year‑on‑year decline, though output rose 20% from July.
• Export shipments reached 25,503 units in August, up 39.9% month over month yet 22.1% lower than a year earlier, with January–August exports down 7.7% to 173,382.
• Brazil remained the main destination with 114,906 units in the year to August (66.3% of exports) and a year‑on‑year drop, while August saw gains to Chile and Peru.
• Cumulative production rose 6.2% in January–August to 332,135 units, as wholesale deliveries to dealers hit 51,766 in August and 400,953 year to date, up 71.6%.
• Industry leaders tie recent output pressure to factory adjustments and model exits, including Nissan Frontier and VW Taos linked to a US$580 million Pacheco upgrade, as ADEFA presses a competitiveness agenda.