On June 3, President Trump issued a new order to strengthen customs enforcement.
The Order directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to strengthen requirements for importers of record (IORs), including:
    • increasing bonding requirements and requiring IORs to ma

On June 2, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative determined under Section 301 (b) of the Trade Act of 1974 that the failure to impose and enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labor provides reason for actions to be taken against 60 countries examined by the USTR since March 12,

On June 2, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc traveled to Washington D.C. with Canada's chief negotiator Janice Charette to present the Canadian point of view to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. In a letter addressed to both his U.S. and Mexican counterparts, LeBlanc said the country is seeking renew

On May 28, the California Energy Commission announced that USD 55.2 million in new funding has been approved for the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project for expanding public EV fast charging infrastructure in the state. 
The funding will be available through two upcoming incentive windows under CALeVIP

On June 1, U.S. President Trump signed a proclamation amending his Section 232 national security tariffs on some aluminum, steel and copper imports. The proclamation:
Adjusts the tariffs on agricultural equipment, like combines and harvesters, as well as other equipment, like residential heating, air conditioning and

On May 29, the U.S. Trade Representative's office announced that negotiators for the U.S. and Mexico concluded their first ‌bilateral negotiating round to revise the USMCA in Mexico City.
During the first round, negotiators discussed priority issues related to automotive rules of origin, steel and aluminum, and econo

The Trump administration is seeking to increase the level of regional content in North American-built vehicles to 82% to qualify for preferential treatment under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, with ‌50% of that value to be produced in the U.S., according to four people familiar with the U.S. negotiating position a

On May 27, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that the U.S. and Mexico will hold a series of three bilateral negotiating rounds as it approaches the first Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
•    On May 28-29, Deputy United States Trade Representative Ambassa

On May 26, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the ‌Trump administration intends to maintain tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada as the U.S. launches negotiations to revamp the North American free trade pact. 
Speaking at a Council on Foreign Relations event in Washington D.C., Greer said "We're

On May 26, Volvo Cars, majority owned by China's Geely, announced that it has been granted a specific authorization from the U.S. Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services under the "Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles" rule in th

On May 21, The United Auto Workers union laid out its "demands" to the Trump administration ahead of trade negotiations in Mexico City between the U.S. and Mexico. Canada will not be present at these talks due to an impasse over Trump’s sectoral tariff actions.
"Next week, talks are going to kick off in some of the m

On May 18, Ford confirmed that it is currently in talks with defense departments in North America and Europe to supply pickup trucks and software to their armed forces.
Beginning in 2025, several governments in North America and Europe engaged with Ford on how its commercial vehicle lineup and modern technologies cou

The U.S. House of Representatives has proposed an annual, nationwide registration fee of USD 130 for EVs to help address weakening funding for federal road maintenance. The fee would eventually rise by USD 5 every two years beginning in 2029, with a maximum fee of USD 150. The proposal also calls for a USD 35 fee on

On May 19, in support of Slate Auto’s USD 10.4 million capital investment to expand staffing at its headquarters in Troy, Michigan, the Michigan Strategic Fund board approved a USD 5 million MBDP performance-based grant. Slate’s expansion will create at least 392 new jobs, including corporate, engineering, and design

On May 17, Whitehouse.gov issued a factsheet on President Trump’s trip to China, at which he said that he reached consensus with President Xi Jinping on several issue.
President Trump and President Xi chartered two new institutions with the goal to optimize the bilateral economic relationship: 
     • The U.S.-China

On May 14, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed a deregulatory action to delay the compliance deadlines for Biden-era emission standards for light-and medium-duty vehicles for two years until model year (MY) 2029 following the shift away from electric vehicles (EVs).
The announ

On May 13, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that California has launched the California Clean Fuel Reward (CCFR) rebate program to boost sales of electric medium‑ and heavy‑duty trucks, funded by money from the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard program which is financed by credits purchased by producers that do

On May 11, Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI) introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act in the U.S. House Representatives, which aims to prohibit the importation, manufacture, and sale of connected vehicles, software, and hardware linked to China and s

On May 8, U.S. President Trump said in a Truth Social posting that he will give the European Union until July 4 to finalize ratification of its trade agreement with the U.S., and warned that tariffs “would immediately jump to much higher levels” if the bloc failed to do so.
It was unclear which tariffs he was talking

On May 7, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled against President Donald Trump's latest 10% global tariffs, finding across-the-board tariffs were not justified under a 1970s trade law. 
The 2-1 ruling of judges in favor of the small businesses that challenged the tariffs that took effect on February 24, followi