Mexico White Paper:
Review of the Commercial Vehicle & Transportation Industries Of Mexico
Published January, 2010
Mexico is the 13th largest global economy and one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners. With trade moving beyond just border manufacturing, transportation and transportation infrastructure are becoming a more important issue for policy makers in Mexico. This paper identifies several key issues and trends that will help Mexico continue to be a major force within North America and global markets.
This paper provides data, analysis and insights on:
Economy & Trade
Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing
Transportation Infrastructure
Safety & Regulatory Environment
Trucking Sector
List of graphs included in the paper:
The Mexico Economy
Real GDP y/y change
Inflation %
Exchange Rate trends
Import – Export $
US-to-Mexico & Mexico-to-US Exports by category
Population (Total and Age/Sex distribution)
Unemployment Rate trend
Employment by sector
Mexico Commercial Vehicle Markets
Sales of Commercial Vehicles & Buses (1996-2008)
Sales of Commercial Vehicles & Buses by Class (96-08)
2008 Commercial Vehicle Exports by Country
2008 Mexico Production by OEM
Transportation Network
Characteristics of National Highway Network
Length & Distribution of Roads by Surface Type
Map of Road Network Corridors
Distribution of Paved Roads (Toll v Free; by # of lanes)
Table of Road Network Infrastructure Projects
Railroad track length by type
Table of main railroad lines
Table of rail infrastructure projects
Passenger rail volume trends
Rail cargo trends
Regulatory
Vehicle size and weight tables
Engine emission implementation schedule
Trucking Sector
Distribution of Trucking companies by fleet size
Top 100 carriers, with equipment counts
Total and Top 100 fleet composition (Tractors v Trailers)
# of Commercial Vehicles in Operation (1987-2008)
# of Commercial Vehicles in Operation by class & service type (2008)
Mix of Commercial vehicles (axles; straight v tractor)
