Mexico’s auto industry trade association, AMIA, has reported that light vehicle production dropped 28.3% to just over 1.5m units in 2009 – down from 2.1m in 2008.
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Mexico’s auto industry was hit by lower demand from the US.
However, light vehicle output was up by 25% year-on-year to 153,950 units in December as US export demand picked up.
AMIA said that the Mexican automotive sector went through ‘one of its worst crises in decades’ during 2009.
AMIA also said it expects 2010 to be a year of ‘moderate recovery’ but it also called for government measures to promote the domestic market for cars.
Sales of light vehicles in 2009 reached 754,918 units, down 26.4% on the previous year.
In contrast with the export-driven production gain in the month of December, domestic sales were down by 9.2% at 91,961 units.
Nissan led the full-year light vehicle market with sales of 162,234 units (-22% on the previous year). GM was in second place with sales of 127,930 units (-39.8%), followed in third by Volkswagen with sales of 108,819 units (-14.4%).
