Honda Motor is considering constructing a U.S. assembly plant but warned it may not proceed unless the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade is extended

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Gellert Global Group generated $1.7 billion in annual revenue and imported $71 million worth of Canadian cheese in 2025 without paying tariffs under the USMCA trade agreement

Republican Mike Rogers stated during the October 8, 2026 debate that he called Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to push for a trade deal with Canada to end the U.S.-Canada tariff dispute

Free trade agreements are the primary cause of industrial decline in the Dayton region

An Associated Press-NORC poll published October 1, 2026, found that only about three in 10 Americans approved of Donald Trump's handling of trade negotiations, down from about four in 10 in March.

On September 21, 2026, President Donald Trump announced the United States is working on a massive Belarusian potash deal with pricing substantially less than what it currently pays to Canada.

Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States collapsed in August 2026 after Ottawa rejected last-minute terms demanded by Washington.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum characterized her September 16, 2026 phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump as very good and noted that progress is being made toward a potential bilateral trade agreement between Mexico and the United States

Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada collapsed in August 2026, leading to a bitter tariff dispute between the two countries.

Mexico and the United States are racing to reach a trade agreement before the U.S. midterm elections scheduled for November 3, 2026.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on September 16, 2026, to discuss bilateral trade relations.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration views a swift U.S. trade deal as critical to reassuring financial markets and investors amid a weak domestic economy.

An unnamed official stated that U.S.-Mexico trade talks are active and moving in a positive direction, disputing any notion that the call between the leaders went poorly.

The fourth round of formal trade discussions between the United States and Mexico has been rescheduled to take place on September 28 and 29, 2026.

Mexico and the United States are negotiating an interim bilateral trade deal to address automotive content, Chinese investment, and tariff relief.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stated that the United States did not push hard, condition, or red-line French language protections during trade negotiations

Bilateral trade negotiations between Canada and the United States collapsed on August 21, 2026, after days of meetings in Washington

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to address the European Parliament to explore deeper trade ties with the European Union

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated that trade negotiations collapsed because U.S. negotiators introduced late restrictions on Canadian trade deals and made threats to French language protections