U.S. Seeks Quick Nafta Deal, but Allies Balk as It Gives Little Ground
U.S. Seeks Quick Nafta Deal, but Allies Balk as It Gives Little Ground Photo A manufacturing plant in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. In Nafta talks, the Trump administration has not significantly softened its position on rules aimed at bringing manufacturing back to the United States. Credit Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing to reach a deal on the North American Free Trade Agreement by the beginning of May. But the timeline could be complicated by its refusal to budge from contentious proposals aimed at bringing manufacturing back to the United States.
The administration has not significantly softened its position on rules that automakers would need to meet to qualify for zero tariffs under Nafta, according to a summary of the American proposal reviewed by The New York Times. While the administration has removed a requirement about the percentage of a car that must be made in the United States, it has added other rules that North Americ..