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34 February 2019 | AutoData MARKETS » LATIN AMERICA According to data released by Amia, Asociación Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (Mexican Association of the Automotive Industry), production there reached 3 million 908 thousand units, a slight evolution of 0,6% compared to 2017. As in Argentina, the productive volume was reached thanks to an excellent per- formance in exports, which set a record in 2018 with 3 million 449 thousand units, an increase of 6% in the annual compa- rison. This result is directly related to the good moment of shipments to the United States, which reached 2,5 million, a 10% increase compared to 2017. With that, the 1 Argentina 422 828 70% 545 720 71% -23% 1 Argentina 13 584 35% 22 019 58% -38% 3 Chile 42 682 7% 31 770 4% +34% 3 Russia 5 286 14% 2 618 7% +102% 5 Uruguay 25 271 4% 31 791 4% -21% 5 Peru 2 392 6% 2 766 7% -14% 2 Mexico 52 282 9% 90 371 12% -42% 2 Chile 6 733 18% 4 810 13% +40% 4 Colombia 26 068 4% 20 336 3% +28% 4 South Africa 2 453 6% 1 561 4% +57% 6 Peru 14 291 2% 15 808 2% -10% 6 Uruguay 765 2% 648 2% +18% Pos Country 2018 Share 2017 Share Variation Pos Country 2018 Share 2017 Share Variation Automobiles and light commercial vehicles The largest export destinations of Brazil Trucks and buses Source: Secex Disclosure/Nissan In units