墨西哥周五表示，针对进口汽车零部件的新五年减税政策仅适用于在该国已有生产设施的汽车制造商。
Mexico said on Friday that a new five-year tariff break for imported car parts will apply only to automakers that already have production facilities in the country.
此项澄清是在行业分析师数日前就该法令可能为中国品牌或其他新进入者汽车公司打开大门提出质疑之后作出的。
The clarification comes several days after industry analysts raised questions about the decree's potential to open the door to Chinese brands or other newcomer car companies.
周二公布的一项法令将某些组装零部件（包括半散装件（SKD）和完全散装件（CKD））的进口关税从10%降至零。此举促使当地媒体引用的行业分析师认为，广汽集团（600418.SS）和江淮汽车（601238.SS）等中国汽车制造商可能有望受益。经济部周五澄清称，该政策仅适用于在墨西哥拥有“生产设施”并符合其他特定标准的公司。
经济部表示，有11家汽车制造商符合该政策条件，但未点名。尽管墨西哥对亚洲进口征收高额关税以抑制其增长，但今年上半年中国品牌汽车在墨西哥的销量仍较去年同期增长近30%。
A decree published Tuesday cut an import tariff to zero from 10% for certain assembly parts, including semi-knocked-down (SKD) and completely knocked-down (CKD) kits The move prompted industry analysts quoted in local media to suggest Chinese automakers such as GAC (600418.SS) and JAC (601238.SS) could be poised to benefit The economy ministry on Friday clarified that the measure applies only to companies with "productive installations" in Mexico and that meet other specific criteria The ministry said 11 carmakers were eligible under the scheme, without naming them Mexican sales of Chinese-brand vehicles jumped nearly 30% in the first six months of the year despite steep tariffs intended to slow the rise of Asian imports