US, Canada, Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
Negotiators face a likely stalemate as tariffs keep raising costs for consumers and threaten growth across the three countries, the Dallas Fed said.
- On Wednesday, July 1, 2026, negotiators from the United States, Mexico, and Canada began the required trilateral review of the 2020 U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement .
- President Donald Trump has expressed skepticism, asserting he is "not looking to renew" the pact because he believes the U.S. would fare better without it.
- In the automotive industry, a typical U.S. vehicle crosses the border up to eight times during manufacturing, illustrating deeply integrated supply chains that define the trade relationship.
- Complicating the process, the U.S. seeks stricter requirements, including that 50% of cars be made domestically, making a full 16-year renewal appear unlikely.
- Stalemate creates uncertainty that could dampen economic growth, with negotiators potentially agreeing to annual reviews through 2036 instead of a full renewal.
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US, Canada, Mexico begin bumpy negotiations to renew North American trade pact
The North American trade pact that President Donald Trump negotiated and boasted about in his first term comes up for renewal Wednesday, a process that is likely to last months, maybe longer.
Mexico reaches July 1, the date set for the first joint review of the TMEC, the free trade agreement with the United States and Canada, without a definitive diagnosis of how a trade exchange of 1.5 trillion dollars will evolve in the next decade. And that, in itself, anticipates what awaits the Latin American country at a stage that is expected to be marked by the stridentness of President Donald Trump and his threats to tackle the agreement, ra…
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