Trade Compliance

Trump Administration’s Auto Claims Based on Flawed Data, New Study Finds

Posted December 21, 2017

Under International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News

One of the most contentious demands made so far by the Trump administration in the renegotiation of NAFTA concerning the deal’s automotive rules of origin is “an ill-conceived solution in search of a problem,” according to Scotiabank economists in a new paper, which finds U.S. assertions that Canada and Mexico are providing a “back door” for lower-cost auto parts from China and elsewhere in Asia to be at odds with the available evidence.  Continue Reading

Trump Administration Updates NAFTA Negotiating Objectives

Posted November 20, 2017

Under International Trade Issues

As required by the Trade Promotion Authority legislation, the Trump administration last week published an updated list of its negotiating objectives for a modernized NAFTA, but the revamped goals show few signs of any desire to tone down a series of contentious proposals that have roiled the talks and called into question the trade pact’s future.  Continue Reading

North American Auto Industry Needs NAFTA: Scotiabank Report

Posted April 17, 2017

Under International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, Trade Compliance News

A report published today by Scotiabank forecasts that global automotive sales volumes are on track to climb to record highs for the eighth consecutive year, but notes that the Trump administration’s push to renegotiate NAFTA has created significant uncertainty and warns that any “interference” in the sector’s integrated supply chain could put some of the nearly 2 million positions at North American plants at risk.  Continue Reading