TPP Auto ROO Most Likely To Hurt Makers Of Less Complex Parts: Experts

The automotive rules of origin in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are most likely to hurt auto parts suppliers that are furthest removed from the finished vehicle or producers of materials that are less complex, easily shipped and face low-cost competition from Asia, according to industry, congressional and academic experts. This is because the TPP auto rules of origin give North American producers closer to the finished vehicle the flexibility to buy a majority of their materials from low-cost suppliers in...