Your next Hyundai Tucson could come from Mexico
After Mazda and Subaru, Hyundai Canada is now readjusting its imports in the wake of the 25% customs counter-tariffs imposed in early April by the Canadian government on vehicles imported from the USA, following a similar measure announced by Donald Trump's administration on foreign-made automobiles.
Specifically, the news concerns the brand's best-selling compact SUV, the Tucson. A spokesperson confirmed to Automotive News Canada on Friday that gasoline-powered models destined for our market will now be partly manufactured in Mexico, instead of Alabama, USA.
The American plant produced almost 45% of the Tucsons sold in Canada during the first quarter of 2025, according to Automotive News Research & Data Center. The remainder, mainly hybrids and plug-in hybrids, came from South Korea.
Conversely, the production of certain Tucson models for the United States has just been moved back to Alabama, thus avoiding the U.S. surtax on vehicles imported from Mexico.
In addition to the Tucson, Hyundai assembles the Santa Fe mid-size SUV and the Santa Cruz compact pickup in the USA. For the time being, these two vehicles will not move, but Hyundai says it is continuing to assess the situation and may make further adjustments in due course.
Let us recall that Subaru Canada plans to reduce to 10% the proportion of vehicles sold here that come from the United States with the arrival of the 2026 models. At Mazda Canada, the CX-50 will outright stop being imported as of May 12. The only factory that builds it is also located in Alabama.
