A couple of interesting things for non-Mexicans who might be interested:
– The most common country of origin in Mexico is Mexico itself: 16.8% of cars sold during this period were made in Mexico. The second place goes to China with 9.8%.
– A few years back you would’ve seen mostly cars made in Mexico and in the US, but US-made cars have been falling behind Chinese-made ones. I guess this can be attributed to both Chinese brands investing heavily in entering Mexico, and to US brands moving to higher-cost and higher-margin models.
– Even if most of the best-selling products are small sedans, the SUV market overall is pretty big – 38.3% of sales in this period (vs 39.3% compacts and subcompacts, a mix of sedans and hatchbacks).
WTF Volkswagen? Your lineup includes the Tiguan and the Taigun?
Lots of anime girls in Mexico, with how much they like their Nissan.
…I’ll show myself out…
Lots of inexpensive little vehicles.
Why? The Versa is a total piece of shit. Is this just because it’s affordable?
Anyone who has been in Mexico for more than three minutes can attest to the popularity of the Nissan Versa
Surprising that there are no Hondas on this list. From my experience in high Latino population areas of the US, Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans seem to be very popular, but Honda is the only one of those not on this list. Are they more expensive than Toyotas in Mexico?
interesting how you can no longer tell the origin of a car by it’s name
I love how Americans are so worried about Chinese companies setting up shop in Mexico because jobs, but American car companies setting up Chinese car companies to dodge labor costs to then export to Mexico is ok?
If someone told me I had to own an Aveo again, I’d probably go play in traffic.
You can spin 360s on a two lane road in a Nissan March, they’re soooo small
The Japanese car made in the US, the American car made in China. What a collection
Wait they still make the S10!?!? I need one.
I use CarShare so I drive a variety of cars and I can say Nissan Versa is the worst car to rent. I don’t like the infotainment, and the acceleration on that is the worst. I feel like I could get into an accident with it.
My most favourite car to rent is the Kia Rio (sedan or hatchback). It has really good acceleration, very agile, and more so of the hatchback. Bluetooth integration is very simple. The sedan does have nicer interior.
Nissan crushes that market, any reason why?
I remember the first time going to MX, alllllllll the Nissan Tsurus everywhere. Like damn these dudes love the Sentra. Droves just rollin down the road with the hazards blazing.
Wonder if it would be cheaper to buy a NP300 and drive it to America or just buy a used frontier off Craigslist.
I know a lot of Americans love the Toyota Hilux but it’s not available in the US. I can’t find a version of the Hilux called Dc. Is it a diesel? And why aren’t they being imported to the US via Mexico?
I drive one from 2015. With crank windows, manual locks and no cruise control. Excellent mpg, however.
Interesting how it’s looks to be cheaper for VW to ship the Virtus from India instead of from Brasil
The Hispanic families up in PNW will drive Versa caravans up the snowy passes to get their ski/snowboarding days in!
They have to take turns pushing each other out of the parking lots if there’s any fresh snow, but they’re having fun doing it!
No US cars?
Congratulations for your independence!
Surprised by the lack of Korean made vehicles
Heroes’ product placement still paying dividends.
Can’t be the only one who read Volkswagen Tacos
I don’t think this is accurate. The USA, Mexico and Canada all manufacturer parts for different vehicles. It’s probably extremely rare today to have a car manufactured in one place. I wonder if “assembled” is a better descriptor.
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Source: Mexican government data at https://www.inegi.org.mx/datosprimarios/iavl/
Tool: Python/Seaborn
A couple of interesting things for non-Mexicans who might be interested:
– The most common country of origin in Mexico is Mexico itself: 16.8% of cars sold during this period were made in Mexico. The second place goes to China with 9.8%.
– A few years back you would’ve seen mostly cars made in Mexico and in the US, but US-made cars have been falling behind Chinese-made ones. I guess this can be attributed to both Chinese brands investing heavily in entering Mexico, and to US brands moving to higher-cost and higher-margin models.
– Even if most of the best-selling products are small sedans, the SUV market overall is pretty big – 38.3% of sales in this period (vs 39.3% compacts and subcompacts, a mix of sedans and hatchbacks).
WTF Volkswagen? Your lineup includes the Tiguan and the Taigun?
Lots of anime girls in Mexico, with how much they like their Nissan.
…I’ll show myself out…
Lots of inexpensive little vehicles.
Why? The Versa is a total piece of shit. Is this just because it’s affordable?
Anyone who has been in Mexico for more than three minutes can attest to the popularity of the Nissan Versa
Surprising that there are no Hondas on this list. From my experience in high Latino population areas of the US, Hondas, Toyotas and Nissans seem to be very popular, but Honda is the only one of those not on this list. Are they more expensive than Toyotas in Mexico?
interesting how you can no longer tell the origin of a car by it’s name
I love how Americans are so worried about Chinese companies setting up shop in Mexico because jobs, but American car companies setting up Chinese car companies to dodge labor costs to then export to Mexico is ok?
If someone told me I had to own an Aveo again, I’d probably go play in traffic.
You can spin 360s on a two lane road in a Nissan March, they’re soooo small
The Japanese car made in the US, the American car made in China. What a collection
Wait they still make the S10!?!? I need one.
I use CarShare so I drive a variety of cars and I can say Nissan Versa is the worst car to rent. I don’t like the infotainment, and the acceleration on that is the worst. I feel like I could get into an accident with it.
My most favourite car to rent is the Kia Rio (sedan or hatchback). It has really good acceleration, very agile, and more so of the hatchback. Bluetooth integration is very simple. The sedan does have nicer interior.
Nissan crushes that market, any reason why?
I remember the first time going to MX, alllllllll the Nissan Tsurus everywhere. Like damn these dudes love the Sentra. Droves just rollin down the road with the hazards blazing.
Wonder if it would be cheaper to buy a NP300 and drive it to America or just buy a used frontier off Craigslist.
I know a lot of Americans love the Toyota Hilux but it’s not available in the US. I can’t find a version of the Hilux called Dc. Is it a diesel? And why aren’t they being imported to the US via Mexico?
I drive one from 2015. With crank windows, manual locks and no cruise control. Excellent mpg, however.
Interesting how it’s looks to be cheaper for VW to ship the Virtus from India instead of from Brasil
The Hispanic families up in PNW will drive Versa caravans up the snowy passes to get their ski/snowboarding days in!
They have to take turns pushing each other out of the parking lots if there’s any fresh snow, but they’re having fun doing it!
No US cars?
Congratulations for your independence!
Surprised by the lack of Korean made vehicles
Heroes’ product placement still paying dividends.
Can’t be the only one who read Volkswagen Tacos
I don’t think this is accurate. The USA, Mexico and Canada all manufacturer parts for different vehicles. It’s probably extremely rare today to have a car manufactured in one place. I wonder if “assembled” is a better descriptor.