
As per NAFTA, Mexico has full discretion over which vehicles it lets Americans import.

Mexican states that any vehicle in Mexico for more than 180 days must be imported and registered in the state of your residence. Though we do not know how the new agreement will play out when it comes to how to import a car to Mexico, for the time being NAFTA still stands as the law of the land. There is a very good chance that your beloved vehicle won’t meet these meticulous standards. Taking a car to Mexico permanently is not simple, and there is a strict criterion for nationalization. It can be quite difficult to legalize your car in Mexico. If you are considering importing a car to Mexico, you might just want to sell your car and purchase a new one once you are a resident.


If you would like to permanently import your car to Mexico-and by that we mean getting your car registered with the Mexican government-it is different throughout the country.
