The automotive industry remains a cornerstone for the Mexican economy, contributing 3.5 percent of national GDP and 20.2 percent of manufacturing GDP. Investment flows continue to arrive unabated and the country has strengthened its position as the world’s seventh-largest light-vehicle manufacturer and the third-largest light-vehicle exporter. However, changes in global demand and the threat of a redefined trade relationship with the US, its main commercial partner, have clouded the country’s prospects.
Domestically, two years of record-breaking sales and seven years of undisrupted growth are now showing signs of wear with results decelerating. Contracting sales in an already extremely competitive market have forced companies to come up with new strategies to retain their position in the market.
