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US Nafta negotiation objectives on collision course with car industry

Trump administration seeks to keep sourcing of goods and materials to within the US and North America

Published Mon, Aug 14, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Washington

    THE Trump administration has set a collision course with the car industry as it launches renegotiations of the 23-year-old Nafta trade pact this week, aiming to shrink a growing trade deficit with Mexico and tighten the rules of origin for cars and parts.

    The car industry has been the focus of US President Donald Trump's anger over the North American Free Trade Agreement, which he blames for taking car factories and jobs away from America to low-wage Mexico.

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