Overview

• President Claudia Sheinbaum said modifications are coming after authorities detected abuses in the program to regularize used imported vehicles.
• Sheinbaum indicated Secretary of Finance Édgar Amador Zamora will outline the changes to lawmakers shortly after the 2026 budget is submitted on September 8.
• The Finance Ministry reports 2,559,256 vehicles have been regularized, generating about 6,398,140,000 pesos that municipalities used for paving projects.
• The scheme operates in 16 states with high concentrations of foreign‑origin vehicles, including Baja California, Chihuahua, Sonora, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas.
• The auto dealers’ association AMDA disputes the scope, saying more than three million units have been regularized and linking the policy to a 0.7% drop in new light‑vehicle sales from January to August 2025, while warning of legal and safety risks.