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Nearshoring and Beyond: Hot Topics for Automotive Companies Operating in Mexico

As manufacturing in Mexico returns to pre-pandemic levels, several recent legal developments may affect those operations. Manufacturers, particularly those in the automotive industry, need to consider new Mexican labor...more

UK-Mexico Free Trade Agreement, Negotiations Formally Initiated to Finalize it Within Two Years

On May 20, 2022 the Secretary of Economy of Mexico, Tatiana Clouthier, and the Secretary of State for the Department for International Trade of the United Kingdom, Anne-Marie Trevelyan formally initiated negotiations towards...more

Mexico’s Role in the USMCA-Driven Consolidation of the North American Auto Industry

It’s the beginning of a new year! 2020 is over, COVID-19 vaccines are being administered, the USMCA is in effect, and there is an apparent unofficial understanding that the auto industry is essential in North America (Mexico,...more

Brexit: A First Look at UK-Mexico Trade Continuity Agreement's Relevant Issues

As previously reported on December 15, 2020, the Mexican Secretary of Economy and the Secretary of State for International Trade of the United Kingdom issued a joint statement to communicate the signing of the UK-Mexico Trade...more

Updated USMCA a Breath of Fresh Air in a Distressed Trading World

The updated USMCA was signed on December 10, 2019. These are not business-as-usual times in the trading world. As we know, there is the ongoing trade war with China, Brazil and Argentina are back in the steel and aluminum...more

Enough Worrying About Trade Wars: What Can We Actually Do With Our Manufacturing Processes?

A number of business certainties that we had grown accustomed-to during our adult-lives are being shaken. In addition to monitoring variables such as production-costs and import duties, international trade regulations are...more

PROSEC and Rule 8 - How do These Trade Facilitation Programs Work in Mexico?

In recent posts, we have informed what does IMMEX stands for, and how a company may benefit from said trade facilitation program established by the Mexican government. As we have explained, IMMEX covers final products...more

10/23/2019  /  Free Trade Agreements , IMMEX , Imports , Mexico , NAFTA , OEM , Tariffs

Import Duties to Be Paid in U.S. to Solve Immigration and Bring Back Manufacturing. Really?

Due to what was firstly characterized as an illegal immigration crisis, and then as a measure to force companies to leave Mexico and return to the U.S., the Trump administration announced that starting June 10, 2019, it plans...more

The (Likely) Execution of the USMCA

The USMCA, signed on November 2018, is making its way through the legislative processes in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.  Both Mexico and Canada will be closely looking at the eventual progress in the United States...more

What Auto Manufacturers Need to Know About Mexico Under the USMCA

Building upon the centuries-old business relationship between Mexico and the United States, NAFTA allowed both countries to benefit from a seamless workshop that clearly made the pie larger. The 25-year-old contract needed to...more

Automotive MarketTrends - February 2019, Issue 1

Welcome to Foley’s new Automotive MarketTrends newsletter. In each edition, we will focus on a different aspect of the automotive sector and highlight key trends in the industry. The global automotive industry is experiencing...more

Doing Business in Mexico

NAFTA boosted the centuries-old business relationship between Mexico and the United States by allowing both countries to benefit from a seamless workshop that undoubtedly made the pie larger. As with any 25-year-old contract,...more

Understanding and Coping with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement: USMCA Updates NAFTA Rules of Origin for Motor Vehicles and Auto...

On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada announced that they have reached an agreement on a “new, modernized trade agreement for the 21st Century” (USTR, 09/30/2018). Going by the new name of the...more

Free Trade Agreement Between U.S. and Mexico Sounds Good, but What Was Really Agreed Upon?

On August 27, 2018, the United States and Mexico publicized that they have reached a "preliminary agreement in principle" to update NAFTA. The third treaty-partner, Canada, would then join the negotiations on what is assumed...more

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