No sign rump will honor auto tariff protections won by Canada, Mexico in 2018

By David Lawder and David Shepardson
March 29, 20253:07 PM EDTUpdated a day ago

* Trump agreed in 2018 to shield Canada, Mexico from global auto tariffs
* No mention of USMCA side letters in recent US auto tariff announcement
* Mexico, Canada each won annual US import quota of 2.6 million cars, unlimited on trucks
* Canada says it fully expects US to honor 2018 deal on auto tariff probe

March 29 (Reuters) - Canada and Mexico won protections against potential new U.S. auto tariffs in 2018 as part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, but there is no evidence that President Donald Trump will honor those commitments as he imposes 25% duties on global automotive imports.

The side letters to the USMCA trade deal agreed to by Trump's first administration granted both Mexico, opens new tab and Canada, opens new tab a 60-day delay on the imposition of any global auto tariffs as a result of his first-term Section 232 national security investigation into auto imports.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/no-sign-trump-will-honor-us-auto-tariff-protections-won-by-canada-mexico-2018-2025-03-29/

The man has zero integrity