Greer Joins USMCA Talks in Mexico City to Push for Stronger Automotive Rules of Origin
Jamieson Greer said Washington wants changes to auto rules and other terms before offering temporary agreements to President Donald Trump, Claudia Sheinbaum and Mark Carney.
- During a Senate hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he aims to present "options" for "potential interim arrangements" to President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Prime Minister Mark Carney before the end of 2026.
- Continental trade has remained in flux since July 1, when the Trump administration declined to renew the USMCA for another 16 years; talks have proceeded bilaterally between Washington and Mexico City, leaving Canada out of current negotiating sessions.
- The Trump administration threatened $20 billion in tariffs on Canadian exports under Section 338 of the Tariff Act, including 50 per cent levies on specific goods aimed at pressuring Ottawa into negotiations.
- Minister LeBlanc and Ambassador Greer spoke yesterday to coordinate intensified trade discussions between Canada and Washington, following an agreement between Prime Minister Carney and President Trump.
- Negotiations regarding fundamental changes to continental trade rules are expected to stretch into the new year, even as interim deals are prioritized for year-end, with Greer seeking to avoid a "rubber-stamp" process.
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Greer joins USMCA talks in Mexico City to push for stronger automotive rules of origin
The U.S. government, which announced on July 1 that it had declined to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA) in its current form, is seeking stronger automotive sector rules of origin (ROOs) in the North American free trade pact. In a report submitted to U.S. Congress this month, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that his office, the USTR, “intends to examine carefully the USMCA’s automotive rules of origin to ide…
The trade representative of the United States stated that he hoped to reach some forward-looking agreements on certain aspects before the end of the year.
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