January 2002

Car production in Mexico, factory ranking:

Brand/marque/Marke Production
1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Passenger cars/VP/PKW:
1 Volkswagen 175,030 227,104 243,389 188,545 231,078 257,573 338,959 410,308 425,703
2 Nissan 121,743 137,606 143,533 82,739 107,516 129,686 143,829 147,443 269,475
3 Ford 198,258 169,931 176,104 207,015 168,532 153,685 160,185 147,204 191,588
4 GM 126,509 141,294 112,345 139,688 145,925 158,174 167,214 184,682 187,504
5 Chrysler 154,645 159,144 164,668 80,131 144,333 133,366 132,874 92,108 38,047 *
6 Honda       135 1,191 3,045 7,194 10,241 18,801
7 BMW       245 592 1.056 1,932 1,605 1,594
8 Mercedes-Benz       814 1,136 955 722 190   *
Light Commercial Vehicles/VU Légers/Leichtnutzfahrzeuge:
1 Ford             60,302 84,774  
2 Dodge               81,817  
3 Nissan             45,958 38,131  
4 Chevrolet             12,241 10,343  
Trucks/Véhicules utilitaires/Nutzfahrzeuge:
1 Mercedes (ex-FAMSA)     6,520 1,114 1,368 3,782 7,382 19,088  
2 Kenworth (Paccar)     3,675 461 2,117 4,548 6,153 7,233  
3 Ford  -  - - 454 398 13,534 1,045 6,267  
4 Navistar - - - - - 1,831 4,262 4,798  
5 Chevrolet             1,512 3,161  
6 Dina (Diesel Nacional)         1,615 2,197 2,229 625  
7 GM de Mexico - - - - - - - 334  
8 Scania - - - - - 223 233 316  
9 Peterbilt (Paccar)  -  - - - 518 1,008 830 -  
Buses/autobus/Busse:
1 Mercedes Mexico     2,830 86 376 2,635  2,409  3,656  
2 Dina         1,443 2,511  1,878  1,827  
3 Navistar - - - - - 429  1,035  1,620  
4 MDA             959 749  
4 Scania - - - - - - - 20  

*Mercedes-Benz and Chrysler figures taken together

Adapted from:
Auto Katalog No. 45 (2001/2002), Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 2001;
Auto Katalog No. 44 (2000/2001), Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 2000;
Auto Katalog No. 43 (1999/2000), Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 1999;
Auto Katalog No. 42 (1998/99), Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 1998;
Auto Katalog No. 41 (1997/98), Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 1997;
Auto Katalog No. 38 (1994/95), Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 1994;
Lastauto Omnibus Katalog 2001, No. 30, Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 2000;
Lastauto Omnibus Katalog '99, No. 28, Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 1998;
Lastauto Omnibus Katalog '97, No. 26, Vereinigte Motor-Verlage, Stuttgart, Germany. 1996;


Car links:

Chrysler Mexico
Volkswagen Mexico


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