Auto parts sector posts best month on record

The value of auto parts production in Mexico increased 9.1% year over year in August to reach US $11.118 billion, according to the National Auto Parts Industry (INA), a trade association.

That is the highest monthly production value on record for Mexico’s auto parts industry. A wide range of auto parts are made in Mexico, including electrical components, transmissions, engine parts, suspension components and clutches.

In the first eight months of 2026, the value of auto parts production in Mexico was $85.8 billion, according to INA, an increase of more than 8% compared to the same period of last year. Coahuila is Mexico’s top auto parts manufacturer, followed by Guanajuato and Nuevo León.

Presenting the latest data on auto parts production on Monday, INA’s head of economic studies, Julio Galván, said that Mexico’s auto parts sector is benefiting from the development of North American supply chains and the replacement of Asian imports with locally manufactured components.

Galván said that Mexico plays a “strategic role” in the North American supply chain. Unlike Mexican vehicles, auto parts made in Mexico can enter the United States tariff-free provided they comply with United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) rules. INA said last year that only about 8% of the nation’s parts manufacturers are not in compliance with USMCA regulations.

INA: Mexico’s auto parts exports exceeded $74 billion between January and August 

INA reported that Mexico’s auto parts exports were worth $74.32 billion in the first eight months of 2026. Almost three-quarters of that total came from shipments to the United States.

Mexico imported auto parts worth $49.77 billion between January and August, leaving it with an auto parts trade surplus of $24.56 billion.

Galván said that Mexico and the United States have a “very strong” relationship in the auto parts trade, meeting each other’s needs in the automotive sector. However, the United States’ auto parts imports from Mexico decreased 1% in value year over year in the first eight months of the year to $54.35 billion, according to INA.

Despite that, Mexico remains the world’s top supplier of auto parts to the U.S., capturing almost 45% of that country’s total market for auto parts imports between January and August.

INA estimates that the total value of auto parts production in Mexico this year will be around $126 billion. The industry group predicts that Mexico’s 2026 auto parts exports will total $109 billion.