US Edition‘We don’t need cars made in Canada’: Trump calls CUSMA ‘irrelevant’ and takes aim at Canada
Trump dismissed the USMCA as irrelevant and urged boosting U.S. auto manufacturing, signaling potential trade tensions with Canada and Mexico during the pact's 2026 review.
- 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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By Sol Amaya, CNN en Español. After US President Donald Trump said the trade agreement between his country, Mexico, and Canada (USMCA) was “irrelevant,” Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her conviction that trade relations with the US will continue. “I am convinced that the trade relationship with the United States will continue,” Sheinbaum stated at her morning press conference this Wednesday. “The economies of Mexico, the United States, and Canada a…
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National PostTrump calls North American trade pact he brokered ‘irrelevant’
President Donald Trump expressed indifference toward the North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, portending a lengthy renegotiation of the U.S.’s largest free-trade pact. Read more...
The trade agreement between Canada, the United States and Mexico (ACEUM), signed in 2020, may not be renewed, according to Donald Trump.
Donald Trump again questioned the T-MEC by stating that the U.S. does not need products from Mexico or Canada.
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