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Auto industry skeptical of Canadian TPP side deal on vehicles with Japan
12-Feb-2018 Global News
Auto workers and manufacturers are rejecting assertions by Canada’s trade minister that the country won major access for them into the highly protected Japanese market in the recently rebooted Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Mexico to make regional content proposal for autos in NAFTA talks
8-Feb-2018 Reuters
Mexico will make a proposal for regional content requirements for autos at the next round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a senior Mexican official said.
Second round of Korea- US FTA talks
7-Feb-2018 KBS World Radio
After the grueling negotiations, South Korean Trade Minister Kim Hyun-chong said that the two sides engaged in intense discussions and there is still a long way to go. Here is Professor Chung In-gyo from the International Trade Department at Inha University to examine the latest FTA talks between South Korea and the US.
Canadian NAFTA auto rules of origin idea ‘opposite’ of US goals: Lighthizer
30-Jan-2018 iPolitics
While “significant” challenges remain, all three ministers said some progress has been made this round.
NAFTA talks focus on dispute settlement, autos
25-Jan-2018 Toronto Star
Canada has proposed that Canada and Mexico would agree to a dispute settlement process between their two countries alone — to be outlined in an annex to the NAFTA.
Canada is the great unknown as TPP 11 talks near goal
18-Jan-2018 Nikkei
Cultural and auto issues remain obstacles to reviving Pacific trade pact.
Bumpy road ahead for S. Korea-US FTA renegotiation: senior official
15-Jan-2018 Yonhap
A bumpy road lies ahead for the renegotiation of the free trade deal between South Korea and the United States, a Korean senior trade official said.
Auto becomes top priority in KORUS FTA talks
9-Jan-2018 Yonhap News Agency
There are no tariffs levied on South Korean auto parts shipped to the US which gives local carmakers to use any component while assembling. Local automakers have expressed concerns that any changes to the rules of origin could compel them to import and use parts they don’t really need and hurt local parts manufacturers.
NAFTA: In new phase of talks, search starts for solutions to break impasse
18-Dec-2017 Nanaimo
Negotiators gathered at an informal session in Washington are considering ways to work around a main impasse of the talks so far, a US demand on auto parts deemed unfeasible by Canada, Mexico and the industry.
T.N. seeks to stay Nissan arbitration
5-Dec-2017 The Hindu
The Tamil Nadu government moved the Madras High Court for an interim stay on carmaker Nissan Motor from proceeding with international arbitration over the alleged non-payment of incentives being claimed by it from the State.
Nissan sues India over outstanding dues; seeks over $770 million
1-Dec-2017 Reuters
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has begun international arbitration against India to seek more than $770 million in a dispute over unpaid state incentives.
NAFTA nations lock horns on US auto demands as fifth round ends
21-Nov-2017 Reuters
Negotiators from the United States, Mexico and Canada square off for the last time in a fifth round of talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement, with stalemate brewing on a contentious proposal to ramp up regional content for autos.
US auto parts to be key issue at bilateral FTA talks
19-Nov-2017 Yonhap
US auto parts are expected to be a key issue in the upcoming renegotiation for the bilateral free trade pact between Seoul and Washington.
US to seek strict rules of origin in NAFTA talks, sources say
13-Oct-2017 CNBC
The US wants 85 percent of content to come from the United States, Mexico and Canada. The request may include a demand for a 50 percent American content requirement.
Thailand seeks to change FTA with China
3-Oct-2017 Bangkok Post
Thailand is seeking a review of the Thailand-China free trade agreement as the 0% import duty for electric vehicles could derail the country’s plan to attract foreign manufacturers.
Ingersol plant a crown jewel for GM, but deal with Unifor challenging amid NAFTA talks
19-Sep-2017 Financial Post
“This is one of the most productive plants in the world, and it’s losing out because they pay their workers $2 an hour in Mexico. It’s ridiculous,” Unifor president Jerry Dias said.
MERCOSUR threatens feed-in industries, vehicles: Industry Minister rules out possibility
12-Sep-2017 Daily News Egypt
The agreements will force global companies to exclude us from manufacturing: Masrouga
Neelam Deo on EU-India’s perplexing relationship: Trade, Europe’s hypocrisy and China concern
23-Aug-2017 EU Bulletin
Former diplomat says the EU’s insistence on opening up on wine imports from France and automobile imports from Germany have held up the EU-India FTA negotiations.
An issue for upcoming NAFTA talks: Getting Mexicans a pay raise
10-Aug-2017 CTV
The cost of Mexican labour will be an issue in the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, participants acknowledged at an auto-industry conference, touching on one of the key sectors up for discussion.
Unifor-UAW statement on auto and the re-negotiation of NAFTA
13-Jul-2017 UAW
It’s essential for auto workers in the United States and Canada to not be persuaded by those who wish to portray Mexican auto workers as the problem. Workers in every country have the right to to seek a higher standard of living.