US Edition‘We don’t need cars made in Canada’: Trump calls CUSMA ‘irrelevant’ and takes aim at Canada
Trump dismisses the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement as irrelevant and urges boosting U.S. car manufacturing, citing tariffs that have helped domestic automakers expand production.
- On Jan. 13, 2026, President Donald Trump toured the Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Mich., and dismissed the Canada‑United‑States‑Mexico Agreement as irrelevant, saying `we can have it or not`.
- CUSMA is up for a mandatory review this year, with formal talks set in mid‑January, and Dominic LeBlanc will meet U.S. counterparts to launch negotiations amid Trump’s recent criticism.
- On the factory floor, Trump declared `we don't need cars made in Canada`, saying `The problem is we don't need their product`, while Ford praised the plant's expansion and his support, noting `He personally is great to work with, we are adding market share and adding jobs.`
- The remarks serve as a warning shot to Ottawa and Mexico City amid planned talks, with Canadian officials including Prime Minister Mark Carney doubting U.S. withdrawal but expecting changes, while analysts warn Trump’s stance could complicate negotiations and risk prolonged reviews.
- If all countries agree to renew before July 1, the pact would be extended for 16 years, but without renewal, annual reviews continue until 2036, impacting Detroit Three automakers' supply chains.
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The trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico (ACEUM), signed in 2020, may not be renewed, according to Donald Trump.
The quote was indicated in red. On the same day that the statistical office published the inflation data of the 2025 closing, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, had scheduled a trip to Detroit, the industrial heart of the country, to deliver a speech of economic content. There, in the city known as Motor City, while traveling the facilities of the car giant Ford, the president minimized the commercial agreement with Canada and Mex…
President Trump Delivers Remarks from Ford Truck Plant - "The USMCA Means Nothing to Me"
President Trump’s impromptu remarks from inside the Ford F150 plant will probably not make headline news because, well, quite frankly, what President Trump says below is something the financial media just don’t want to discuss. This is really an important point. In the era where information is skewed based on the interests of the organization […]
US President Donald Trump said he does not attach importance to the renegotiation of the T-MEC because, he said, his country "does not need" products manufactured in Mexico or Canada.
U.S. President Donald Trump says the trade agreement between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico is "no big deal" for him and that Americans don't need Canadian products.
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