Ford Opposes TPP Deal, While Chrysler, GM Withhold Judgment; AAPC Silent

The Ford Motor Company was the only one of the big three U.S. automakers to take a public position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal announced on Oct. 5, blasting the deal for its failure to include binding currency disciplines for which the three companies had previously jointly advocated. The American Auto Policy Council, which represents all three companies, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the TPP deal. A spokesman for General Motors said in an...