Mexico has just one assembly plant for Chinese cars, but its chief executive officer isn’t sweating Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

CEO Elías Massri told Bloomberg that Giant Motors is "narrowly focused on the Mexican market," and does not intend to import to the U.S.

Threats by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to impose tariffs have created a split between Canada and Mexico, after Canadian officials said problems with the two countries’ borders shouldn’t be compared.

US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariffs are expected to have a significant impact on carmakers across Europe and America. A report by S&P Global on Friday revealed that the automakers are estimated to lose up to 17 per cent of their combined annual core profits if the US government levies tariffs on Europe,