Overview
- More than 90 Democratic lawmakers led by Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Frank Mrvan urged President Donald Trump to pursue a deep renegotiation in the 2026 review, proposing tougher labor and environmental tools, a North American manufacturing minimum wage, removal of ISDS, revised procurement rules and changes to digital and IP provisions.
- Mexico’s economy secretary Marcelo Ebrard said removing or adjusting the new U.S. duties on heavy vehicles is a high priority in the review, calling the 25% tariff on medium and heavy trucks and 10% on buses a violation of the treaty.
- Mexico will seek a discount model for heavy-vehicle tariffs similar to that for light vehicles, arguing that roughly 60% U.S.-made content in Mexican-built heavy trucks should lower the effective rate.
- General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, Tesla and Toyota filed comments urging prolongation of the pact, warning that reversing or weakening it would hurt the region’s competitiveness versus Asia and Europe and disrupt investment in electrification and batteries.
- The Trump administration’s truck and bus tariffs took effect on November 1, U.S. consultations for the review concluded November 3, and Mexico is conducting domestic consultations ahead of the formal review slated for July 1, 2026; Democratic lawmakers also warned about Chinese firms using production in Mexico to exploit tariff-free access.