Trump’s “couping” tariffs on Mexico’s export: 2.9% fall in February led by automotive sector

Despite the fact that tariffs do not enter into force, last February, Mexico exports veh asses for 14,818 mdd, an annual rate of 11.5%.

Mexican exports fell 2.9 percent in February, which represented the most significant decline in 8 months, amid the tense US trade policy.

Mexican exports fell 2.9 percent annually in February – before the imposition of U.S. tariffs – due to lower sales of vehicles, agricultural products and oil, while imports plummeted by 8.3 percent compared to the second month of 2024, reflecting lower manufacturing activity, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).

The red lights are on and the alarms grow in expectation, after it was announced that just in February of this year, the value of Mexican merchandise exports totaled 49 thousand 280 million dollars, 2.9% less than in the same month of the previous year. On this decrease we have to [...]

The tariffs imposed by the United States on vehicles, trucks and auto parts significantly harm the automotive industry in North America, considering the Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry (AMIA), the National Autoparts Industry (INA), and the Mexican Association of Automotive Distributors (AMDA), before charging a 25% fee to cars imported by the American Union. Faced with the announcement made by Donald Trump, president of the United…

Mexico City, Mexico.- Mexican exports recorded a major decline in February 2025, with a fall of 2.9% annually, the most significant in the last eight months, mainly affected by the drastic decline in automotive exports.Mexican exports fall by 2.9% in February, affected by the automotive industry, while Mexico negotiates with the United States to avoid new tariffs. (Photo: Twitter) According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (…