Which Cars Are Made In Mexico?

Sami Haj-Assaad
by Sami Haj-Assaad
A tan solo 16 meses de haber iniciado operaciones, la planta de Nissan Aguascalientes A2, produjo su unidad 200 mil.

Thanks to lower labor costs and free-trade agreements across the globe, automakers are making many of their cars in Mexico. Here is a list of which cars are made in Mexico and sold in the U.S.

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Audi Q5:

Audi’s compact crossover is one of the only vehicles from the German automaker to be built in Mexico. While the first generation model was made around the world, including Germany and even India, but the second generation of the vehicle, the one that’s currently on sale now, is made in San José Chiapa, Mexico.


BMW 3 Series

It may come as a surprise, but the newest BMW 3 Series is made at a few plants, including on in Tiexi , Mexico.


2022 Chevrolet Blazer Premier

Chevrolet Blazer

The return of the Chevrolet Blazer is built at the Ramos Arizpe Assembly in Mexico.


Chevrolet Silverado Crew Cab / GMC Sierra Crew Cab

Most Silverados are made in the USA, but a few Crew Cab models are actually made in GM’s Silao, Mexico plant.


2019 Chevrolet Equinox

Chevrolet Equinox / GMC Terrain

The current generation Equinox and Terrain are manufactured at GM’s Ramos Arizpe Assembly plant in Mexico, however, additional production for the North American market occurs at the automakers Ingersol, Canada plant.


2019 Chevrolet Trax Premier

Chevrolet Trax

Like the Equinox, the Trax is made in GM’s San Luis Potosi Assembly plant in Mexico.


Ford Mustang Mach-E

The first Mustang ever to be built outside of the United States, the all-electric ‘Stang is manufactured at the Cuautitlan Stamping and Assembly Plant in Mexico


Honda Fit:

While past Fits have been made in Japan, the new generation Honda subcompact is made in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.


Honda HR-V:

The Honda HR-V, which is related to the Fit, is also made in Honda’s Celaya Plant in Mexico.


Infiniti QX50

The Infiniti QX50 is one of the few Infinitis not produced in Japan. It is manufactured at the company’s plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico.


Jeep Compass

The Jeep Compass is made in Mexico as well. That’s the Toluca Assembly Plant, that employs 3,715.


Kia Forte / Hyundai Elantra

Kia launched a new plant in Mexico with the new generation Forte. Located in Monterrey, Mexico the plant is capable of producing 400,000 vehicles annually.


2020 Rio & Rio 5-Door

Kia Rio / Hyundai Accent

While Kia does manufacture the Rio in Korea, those models sold in the US come from the brand’s facility in Pesqueria, Mexico. The same for Kia’s corporate cousin the Hyundai Accent.



Mazda3:

The Mazda3 is made in the Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation plant, is located in Salamanca, in the state of Guanajuato. The first model produced ever made at the plant was a a U.S. market Mazda3 sedan that emerged on January 7 2014.


Mazda CX-30:

Another Mazda made at the Salamanca, Mexico plant is the brand’s new compact crossover, the CX-30.


Mercedes-Benz GLB

Mercedes latest compact crossover is built at the plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. This may sound familiar as it is a shared plant Nissan/Infiniti.


Nissan Kicks

Nissan’s newest little crossover is made alongside many of its corporate siblings at the company’s plant in Aguascaliente plant in Mexico.


Nissan Sentra:

The Sentra may not be fast, but every 55 seconds, one of Nissan’s compact or subcompact vehicles comes out of one of the plants in Aguascaliente. The plant managed to build 200,000 vehicles within 16 months of opening.


Nissan Versa

With three plants and the capacity to make 850,000 vehicles annually, Nissan is a pretty heavy investor in Mexican production. Alongside the Versa and Sentra, the affordable Versa Sedan is also made in an Aguascaliente plant in Mexico.


The Nissan NV200 Compact Cargo van continues to set the standard for compact cargo van design with its small exterior footprint, large cargo capacity, outstanding versatility and excellent fuel efficiency. It also offers America's best commercial van warranty, with a basic limited warranty coverage of 5 years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first. The powertrain limited warranty term is also 5 years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first.

Nissan NV200:

The 2017 Nissan NV200, and the Chevrolet City Express is made in Cuernavaca, Mexico.


Toyota Tacoma:

Assembly of the Tacoma is split between the U.S. and Mexico. The Toyota Manufacturing de Baja California Plant was established in 2002 and makes both Tacoma trucks and Tacoma truck beds.


VW Jetta:

Made in the Puebla plant in Mexico, the sixth generation Volkswagen Jetta was primarily designed by Volkswagen Mexico under the supervision of Volkswagen Germany and 70 percent of the parts are designed and manufactured in Mexico.


VW GTI

Like the Jetta, the GTI is made in the Puebla plant in Mexico, however, unlike the Jetta, the hatchback uses the new MQB modular platform that is shared with the Audi A3.


VW Tiguan

The second generation Tiguan is slated to be made in a VW Mexico plant as well, and that’s the one we’ll be getting here in the US.


Recent Updates:

November 9th, 2021 – Update all headings and corrected links. Removed Dodge Journey. Remover Chevrolet Cruze. Removed Ford Fiesta. Removed Ford Fusion. Updated Jeep Compass image. Removed Fiat 500. Removed Lincoln MKZ. Removed Infiniti QX30. Added Chevrolet Blazer. Added Infiniti QX50. Added GMC Terrain. Updated Kia Forte text for accuracy. Added Hyundai Accent. Updated Kia Rio text for accuracy. Removed Nissan Versa Note. Updated Nissan Versa image and text for accuracy. Updated Nissan Sentra image for accuracy. Added Nissan Kicks. Removed Toyota Yaris iA. Added GMC Sierra. Added BMW 3 Series. Removed BMW 5 Series Select. Added Mazda CX-30. Added the Hyundai Elantra. Removed Volkswagen Golf. Added Volkswagen GTI. Removed Ram Promaster. Added Mercedes-Benz GLB. Added Ford Mustang Mach-E.

Sami Haj-Assaad
Sami Haj-Assaad

Sami has an unquenchable thirst for car knowledge and has been at AutoGuide for the past six years. He has a degree in journalism and media studies from the University of Guelph-Humber in Toronto and has won multiple journalism awards from the Automotive Journalist Association of Canada. Sami is also on the jury for the World Car Awards.

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  • Shawn Shawn on Jun 30, 2022

    I heard many complaints from all of the manufactures that had their cars either assembled or made in Mexico. I would imagine the cause of it is solely QC or quality control of the finished product, as all of the parts are the same, but if they are assembled with even a slight error through the process, it can cause major issues with the entire vehicle. Each step or process should be highly QC'd from the beginning to the end. Hopefully production vehicles go back to Japan that has the ultimate QC standards available.

  • Carlos Carlos on Sep 28, 2022

    Just google . Foreign companies And investments in the USA.

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