MEXICO CITY, May 7 (Reuters) - Mexican automotive production and exports surged in April after plummeting a year earlier when the coronavirus pandemic brought the car industry to a virtual standstill, data from the national statistics agency (INEGI) showed on Friday. Auto output increased by 7,132% from April 2020 to 269,180 vehicles, the figures showed, while auto exports jumped 652% year on year to 234,584 vehicles. (Reporting by Santiago Newsroom Editing by David Goodman ) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.