Mexico, Canada again clash with U.S. over meaning, impacts of USMCA auto rules

During the second -- and final -- day of a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement dispute settlement panel hearing about differing interpretations of the deal’s automotive rules of origin, the North American trading partners reiterated claims that underscored a fault line in understanding -- with the U.S. on one side and Mexico and Canada on another -- about how those rules were designed and how their interpretation could impact the future of automotive production in the region. Each of the parties claimed the...