Overview
- Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said the formal review is underway, with internal consultation results due by late January and a July 1, 2026 deadline to conclude.
- Mexico’s agenda centers on keeping the agreement in force, strengthening dispute-settlement panels, seeking parity in enforcement—including labor—and ensuring compliance with side letters.
- Mexico will ask the United States to lower the tariff on vehicles that fail North American content rules from 27.5% to 15% to align treatment with other trading partners.
- President Donald Trump called the pact “irrelevant” and said the United States does not need cars built in Mexico or Canada, signaling a tougher political environment for talks.
- Business groups and industry leaders, including customs brokers and automakers such as Ford and GM, urged unity to preserve integrated supply chains, noting investment caution in places like Puebla.