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Who buys the United States’ auto parts? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United States exported $39.8 billion of auto parts (2.8 million tonnes), 9% of the world total. Its main destinations were Mexico (46%), Canada (31%) and China (3%). The United States was the world’s 4th-largest exporter of auto parts.

Summary

Value
$39.8billion
Tonnes
2.8million tonnes
Share of world total
9%
World rank
4th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Mexico18.2Tonnes: 1,322,561USD per tonne: $13,76345.7%Land
Canada12.2Tonnes: 889,303USD per tonne: $13,68430.6%Land
China1.2Tonnes: 79,134USD per tonne: $15,5523.1%Sea
Germany0.8Tonnes: 55,301USD per tonne: $14,4012%Sea
Australia0.76Tonnes: 57,043USD per tonne: $13,3111.9%Sea
Thailand0.66Tonnes: 38,587USD per tonne: $17,2021.7%Sea
Brazil0.53Tonnes: 26,547USD per tonne: $19,9031.3%Sea
India0.4Tonnes: 24,930USD per tonne: $16,0141%Sea
Japan0.37Tonnes: 18,477USD per tonne: $19,7920.92%Sea
Turkey0.36Tonnes: 16,177USD per tonne: $22,3470.91%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.32Tonnes: 24,368USD per tonne: $13,2320.81%Sea
Spain0.32Tonnes: 18,089USD per tonne: $17,7810.81%Sea
South Korea0.25Tonnes: 9,065USD per tonne: $27,8840.63%Sea
Argentina0.24Tonnes: 10,749USD per tonne: $22,3630.6%Sea
United Kingdom0.23Tonnes: 11,353USD per tonne: $20,5720.59%Sea
Chile0.21Tonnes: 6,268USD per tonne: $33,0060.52%Sea
Hungary0.18Tonnes: 7,524USD per tonne: $23,5490.44%Sea
South Africa0.16Tonnes: 9,351USD per tonne: $16,9580.4%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.14Tonnes: 4,534USD per tonne: $29,9370.34%Sea
Nigeria0.13Tonnes: 12,296USD per tonne: $10,7250.33%Sea

Trend

Who it sells to

Mexico has been its main destination since 2017

Value in USD billions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Mexico 18.2
  • Canada 12.2
  • China 1.2
  • Germany 0.8
  • Australia 0.76

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Mexico2.618.2
Canada12.912.2
China0.071.2
Germany0.440.8
Australia0.690.76

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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