Reported on April 17, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is urging Thailand to ease non-tariff barriers under a reciprocal trade deal across multiple sectors, including the automotive sector, with automotive standards a key issue. 
Thailand does not recognize US Federal Motor Vehicle Sa

On April 22, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that negotiations with the Trump administration to renew the USMCA trade agreement will take time, stressing the Canada will not accept U.S.-dictated terms. Carney called for a “comprehensive approach” that includes resolving U.S. Section 232 tariffs on Canadian steel and

On April 19, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke about his country’s relationship with the U.S. in upcoming trade agreement talks as workers in auto, steel and lumber industries remain under tariff threat. "The U.S. has fundamentally changed its approach to trade," Carney said in a video titled Forward Guidance

On April 20, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Mexico's auto and steel industry leaders that they should not expect the renegotiation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to remove President Trump's tariffs on their sectors, according to sources familiar with the discussions. "Greer said tariffs ar

On April 19, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he believes gas prices, which have risen during the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran and Iranian attacks on nearby countries, have peaked but predicted that they may stay above USD 3 per gallon until next year.
Before the war, the average national price for a gallon of

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will arrive in Mexico City on the weekend for a full day of bilateral trade talks on April 20. Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said that the second round of USMCA review talks between Mexico and the U.S. will take place during Greer’s visit. “We’ll be working the whole day on

The U.S. Defense Department wants automakers to play a bigger role in U.S. defense manufacturing, according to a recent media report. Senior officials at the Defense Department have held discussions, described as early and broad, with GM CEO Mary Barra and Ford CEO Jim Farley, as well as other industry leaders at GE

On April 14, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that President Trump’s tariffs may be restored by July to the levels in place before the Supreme Court struck down many of his levies.
“We had a setback at the Supreme Court in terms of the tariff policy, but we will be implementing or conducting Section 301 stu

On April 14, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a filing with the New York-based Court of International Trade that it has completed the development of the initial phase of the refund system, known as CAPE, for issuing refunds to importers for USD 166 billion the companies paid in IEEPA tariffs that the U.S. S

On April 7, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he doesn’t expect negotiations on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade to be resolved by July 1.
“I think that we aren’t probably going to be able to resolve all issues by July 1,” Greer said at the Washington D.C.-based Hudson Institute.

During a visit to the Stellantis Warren Truck Assembly Plant, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that recent data rules combined with natural market forces would prevent Chinese vehicles from establishing themselves in the U.S. market. The data rules were adopted in January 2025 under the Biden administrat

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued new guidance eliminating the requirement for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) sensors, allowing manufacturers to rely on NOx sensors to meet emissions compliance standards. The move aims to address widespread reliability concerns tied to DEF system failures, particu

The Trump administration has rejected requests from Ford and other U.S. automakers for relief from aluminum tariffs, despite supply disruptions caused by fires at Novelis’ Oswego, New York plant. The facility, which serves about a dozen OEMs, suffered two fires in late 2025 and is not expected to return to full opera

As many companies, including automotive OEMs, have entered the realm of humanoid robotics, a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have become concerned about the use of robots in the country. U.S. Senators Tom Cotton and Chuck Schumer recently introduced legislation, called the American Security Robotics Act, that woul

On April 2, U.S. President Trump signed a proclamation to strengthen tariffs imposed on imported steel, aluminum, and copper to more effectively address national-security threats.
The changes will maintain 50% tariffs on many imported steel, aluminum and copper products, even as it moves to simplify duties for goods

On April 3, three Democratic U.S. Senators urged President Trump to bar Chinese automakers from building vehicles in the U.S. and to prevent Chinese cars assembled in Mexico or Canada from entering the country.
Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elissa Slotkin and Chuck Schumer cited comments made by Trump in January in Detroit

While at the 2026 New York International Auto Show, Nissan Americas chairman Christian Meunier warned that any negative changes in procurement formulas in the upcoming USMCA talks that resulted in higher tariffs on Mexican-built vehicles, with the purpose to spur production in the U.S., would push prices up on its mo

On March 20, Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. announced that the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC stated that the company’s Class A common stock failed to meet the USD 1.00 per share minimum bid price requirement for 30 consecutive trading days, and under its rules is providing 180 days to regain compliance. Faraday F

On March 19, President Donald Trump received Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House where they announced new initiatives.
Following the first tranche of three major Japanese investments worth USD 36 billion under the 2025 U.S.-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement announced in February 2026,

On March 9, as part of President Trump’s push for vertical takeoff mobility, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced eight proposals selected as part of the brand-new Advanced Air Mobility and Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program (eIPP). 
Chosen from more