USMCA News Updates

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Ontario Premier Floats US-Canada Trade Deal Without Mexico

The premier of Canada’s largest province wants the country to negotiate its own trade agreement with the U.S., unless Mexico aligns with its North American partners on Chinese imports.

November 12, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Canada Braces for Economic Disruption

Canada, which buys more U.S. goods than any other nation and is its largest external oil supplier, is bracing for economic disruption now that voters have elected Donald Trump.

November 6, 2024
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Canada Joins Mexico in Complaint Over US Car-Origin Rules

Canada is joining Mexico in formally disputing how the U.S. interprets rules governing the origin of vehicle parts under the trilateral trade agreement between the countries.

January 13, 2022
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Canada to Join Mexico in Complaint Over US Car-Origin Rules

Canada plans to formally join Mexico in calling for an arbitration panel to resolve a dispute with the U.S. over how to interpret rules governing the origin of vehicle parts.

December 23, 2021
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EV Plan Runs Afoul of USMCA, Canada Parts Chief Warns

President Joe Biden’s proposed incentives for U.S. electric-car buyers could be challenged under the North American trade pact, a Canadian auto industry leader warned.

October 29, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Workers at Mexico GM Plant Oust Union

MEXICO CITY — Workers at a General Motors plant in Mexico have voted to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old-guard union accused of intimidation tactics in earlier votes. It was an early display of the effectiveness of labor mechanisms negotiated under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement.

August 19, 2021
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US, Mexico Fail to Resolve Trade Dispute for Cars

The U.S. and Mexico failed to resolve a dispute over trade rules for cars during a meeting this week, threatening the goal of boosting regional manufacturing under their new trade pact.

July 23, 2021
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US Clashes With Mexico, Canada on Car Rules in Risk to USMCA

The U.S. is clashing with Mexico and Canada over rules for cars shipped across regional borders, with automakers and governments telling the Biden administration that it’s imperiling the success of their new trade pact.

July 16, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTop 50

USMCA Bodes Well for Cross-Border Freight

Both the improved trade activ­ity and a promising future for the USMCA are favorable developments for trucking because 80% of cross-border trade moves via truck.

November 13, 2020
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

What a Manufacturing Shift Away From China Could Mean for Trucking

How will U.S. trucking be affected if certain businesses move out of China and into other parts of Asia or even to North America?

July 8, 2020