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Mexico’s Heavy-Vehicle Industry Logs Record June Lows and Slashes Sales Forecast

Steep June downturns have spurred industry leaders to press for fleet-renewal incentives, trade-policy clarity, infrastructure upgrades

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Overview

  • June production plunged 35.6% year-over-year to 14,189 units, marking the industry’s largest monthly decline on record
  • Exports fell 20.3% in June to 12,331 heavy vehicles as U.S. freight demand weakened
  • Domestic retail sales tumbled 32.8% and wholesale purchases collapsed 66.8% in June amid fleet-renewal delays
  • First-half output slid 24.1% to 77,397 vehicles—the lowest six-month total in five years—and shipments declined 13.6% to 68,148 units
  • ANPACT cut its 2025 wholesale sales forecast from 45,036 to 35,935 units and is lobbying for incentives, clearer trade terms and infrastructure support