The document discusses the performance of the North American automotive sector, noting a 8.8% increase in Mexico's domestic automobile production in December 2016 and a 19.9% increase in public sales for the same month. It highlights the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico related to automotive imports, totaling $78 billion in 2015. Additionally, U.S. electric car sales surged by 59% in January 2017, driven primarily by Tesla and GM, with electric vehicles making up about 1% of total auto sales.

1. Automotive
Sector – North
America
By: Paul Young, CPA, CGA
Date: February 4, 2017

2. Agenda
• Automotive Production
• Mexico Automotive Production
• Mexican and USA Automotive Trade Deficit
• USA Electrical Car Sales – January 2017

3. Automotive Sales / Production
Source: Scotia Bank and Ward Automotive

4. Mexico Automotive Production
• Source - http://www.icis.com/resources/news/2017/01/10/10068983/vehicle-
production-in-mexico-rises-8-8-in-dec/
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (ICIS)--Mexican domestic automobile production in December
reached 242,495 vehicle units, an increase of 8.8% over last year,
the Mexican Automakers Association (AMIA) and Mexican Auto Distributors Association
(AMDA) said on Tuesday.
Exports in December were also higher, up by 4.8% year on year at 216,645 units, the
associations said.
Accumulated production for 2016 was at 3,465,615 units, up by 2% from last year’s
cumulative production of 3,399,076 units, AMIA said.
Sales to the public were sharply higher, jumping 19.9% in December to 192,567 units,
AMIA said.

5. Mexican and USA Automotive
• Source - http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/09/news/economy/us-
mexico-trump-cars-imports-trade-deficit/
If you take away those shipments, President-elect Donald Trump's dream would come true:
The U.S. wouldn't have a trade deficit with Mexico.
The U.S. imported $78 billion of cars and auto parts in 2015 from Mexico. America's overall
trade deficit with the country that year was $58 billion.

6. USA Electrical Car Sales
Source - https://cleantechnica.com/2017/02/04/us-electric-car-sales-
59-january-2017/
US electric car sales continue to climb to new heights in 2017. Growing 59% year over year
(YoY), approximately 12,000 electric cars were sold across the country in January, accounting
for approximately 1% of US auto sales.
The top five models accounted for approximately 40% of total US electric car sales, as most
models are still compliance cars that are not designed or marketed to really pull in buyers —
and aren’t even available in most states.
Essentially, Tesla and GM are pulling the market forward. The Toyota Prius Prime, though, is
a top-of-the-line Prius that is fairly widely available, is building off of the popular Prius name
and reputation, and is genuinely cost-competitive with (a better deal than) a conventional
Prius — especially once you take the US federal tax credit into account