Revving Up the Rules: Trump's Push for 82% U.S.-Made Cars in North America

The Trump administration aims to increase regional content in North American automotive under USMCA to 82%, focusing on U.S.-produced components. Talks in Mexico City have excluded Canada, challenging existing trade dynamics. Negotiations with Mexico could lead to proposed new rules being presented to Canada as non-negotiable.

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The Trump administration is pushing to raise the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement's (USMCA) vehicle content requirement to 82%, demanding that 50% of the value be U.S.-made, according to insiders.

U.S. negotiators, omitting Canada from the current talks with Mexico, aim to renegotiate trade terms, with concerns over Canada's auto export role looming large.

Changes could challenge existing trilateral trade, focusing on enhancing U.S. manufacturing and possibly transforming USMCA into bilateral accords, raising industry concerns over calculation methods for content rules.

(With inputs from agencies.)