Mexico heavy-duty truck production, exports to US rebound in June

Mexico’s heavy-duty truck manufacturing sector showed renewed momentum in June, with production and exports rising year over year after more than a year of sluggish performance. Manufacturers in Mexico assembled 15,262 heavy-duty trucks and buses during June, a 7.

6% increase from the same month in 2025, according to from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) and the National Association of Bus, Truck and Tractor-Trailer Producers (Anpact). Exports of Mexican-made trucks climbed 3. 2% year over year to 12,730 units.

Nearly all of Mexico’s heavy-duty vehicle exports continue to be destined for the United States, making U. S. freight demand the industry’s primary growth driver. “June closed with clear signs of recovery,” Anpact President Rogelio Arzate said during a news conference on June 9. window. googletag = window. googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag. cmd.

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enableServices(); }); googletag. cmd. push(function() {googletag. display('div-gpt-ad-1709668545404-0'); }); The June performance also marked the first time since August 2024 that Mexico’s heavy-duty vehicle industry recorded year-over-year growth simultaneously in wholesale sales, production, exports and retail sales, according to Anpact.

The 16 members of Anpact in Mexico are Freightliner, Kenworth, Navistar, Hino, International, DINA, MAN SE, Mercedes-Benz, Isuzu, Scania, Shacman Trucks, Foton, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, Daimler Buses Mexico and Volkswagen Buses. Freightliner was the top truck producer and exporter in Mexico in June, producing 9,379 trucks, a 9. 6% year-over-year increase.

The truck maker exported 8,745 units during the month, a 6% year-over-year increase. International Trucks Inc. was the No. 2 producer and exporter during June, manufacturing 4,181 trucks, an 11. 6% year-over-year increase. The truck maker’s exports rose 6. 7% year-over-year to 3,685 units during the month.

Related: Mexico’s truck factories find footing in May after rough start to 2026 Truck production, exports still lagging behind 2025 While June results improved, first-half totals remained below last year’s pace. Between January and June, Mexican factories produced 70,876 heavy-duty vehicles, down 13% from the first six months of 2025.

Exports totaled 58,260 units, a 14. 5% decline from the same period last year, while wholesale sales edged up 3. 1% to 14,979 units. Retail sales remained under pressure, falling 21. 8% to 16,072 units. window. googletag = window. googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag. cmd. push(function() {googletag.

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push(function() {googletag. display('div-gpt-ad-1665767553440-0'); }); U. S. market remains critical Arzate said improving conditions in the U. S. heavy-duty truck market helped support June’s rebound, while stronger domestic fleet replacement also boosted demand. Wholesale sales surged 45.

5% year over year to 3,278 units, fueled primarily by freight transportation equipment. Cargo vehicle retail sales increased nearly 15% year over year to 2,796 units, while sales of cargo trucks climbed 22. 9% and tractor-trailers rose nearly 8%.

Guillermo Rosales, president of the Mexican Automobile Dealers Association (AMDA), said June represented the commercial vehicle industry’s first positive retail sales month of 2026 after 17 consecutive months of declines.

“The outlook is that during the second half of the year we could continue reducing the negative impact the industry has experienced throughout 2025 and 2026,” Rosales said during the same news conference as Arzate. Cristina Vázquez, AMDA’s coordinator of economic studies, said during the news conference June retail sales increased 12.

5% from May, suggesting the market is beginning to stabilize even though first-half totals remain below both 2025 and pre-pandemic levels. window. googletag = window. googletag || {cmd: []}; googletag. cmd. push(function() {googletag.

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push(function() {googletag. display('div-gpt-ad-1709668086344-0'); }); USMCA uncertainty remains a concern Despite the improving monthly figures, Anpact warned