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Moving to Mexico
| Mexico now accounts for nearly half of all compact and subcompact car production in the NAFTA region. | |||
| | Jan.-March 2015 | Jan.-March 2014 | % change |
| Mexico | 438,569 | 363,285 | 21% |
| U.S. | 351,049 | 408,177 | –14% |
| Canada | 102,484 | 103,943 | –1.4% |
| Source: Automotive News Data Center | |||
Southern exposure
Significant works by Mitsubishi design chief Tsunehiro Kunimoto
Notable subcompacts/compacts built in Mexico and sold in U.S.
• Fiat 500
• Ford Fiesta
• Honda Fit
• Mazda Mazda3
• Nissan Sentra
• Nissan Versa
• VW Jetta
• VW Golf
• VW Beetle
Mexico is becoming a giant in small cars.
