Mexican auto production, exports down last month due to tariffs, stats office says

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Production and exports of cars made in Mexico were down for the month of October as tariffs and commercial tensions with the United States continue to have an impact, according to Mexico's Nationals Institute of Statistics and Geography.

In its monthly report, the institute reports that 367,870 light trucks and other vehicles were assembled during the past month in Mexico, a 4% drop from the average monthly figure.

As for exports, the number was down by 5.5% in October.

In spite of this, the institute's report says that while the numbers have dipped, "exports to the international market remain stable."

It also states that more of the vehicles assembled in Mexico remained south of the border for the domestic market.

For the past month, almost 130,000 vehicl