Seoul, Sept. 23 -- Amid pressure from US, auto tariffs that have been in effect for six months, Kia Corp. reported its highest production and sales volumes in Mexico since the COVID-19 pandemic as it shifts its Mexican output toward sales in Latin America rather than US exports, as per a report by Pulse, the English service of Maeil Business Newspaper Korea.

According to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) and industry data on Monday, Kia produced 190,000 vehicles at its Monterrey plant between January and August 2025, up 9.2 per cent from a year earlier. Sales in Mexico topped 72,000 units, the highest since 2020.

Mexico has long attracted global automakers with low labour costs and tariff-free access to the...