Ottawa plans to retaliate after Trump imposes tariffs on aluminum
Adrian Morrow, Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail August 6, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump has started a new continental tariff war, reimposing tariffs of 10 per cent on most Canadian aluminum that Canada will match with tariffs of its own. “In response to the American tariffs announced today, Canada will impose countermeasures that will […]
CTV National News: Canada in the crosshairs
Joyce Napier, CTV News August 6, 2020 Canada says it will retaliate against U.S. President Trump’s new tariffs on Canadian aluminum. Watch the full video here
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
On July 1, 2020, the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) entered into force. Signed on the margins of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires in November 2018, CUSMA outcomes preserve key elements of the long-lasting trading relationship and incorporate new and updated provisions that seek to address 21st-century trade issues and promote opportunities for […]
Donald Trump’s latest threat to Canada is likely to go over like an aluminum balloon
Edward Keenan, Toronto Star June 24, 2020 WASHINGTON—With U.S. economy struggling, Canada and other countries risk being collateral damage as President Donald Trump swings wildly to show his supporters that he’s trying to spur an economic comeback. That’s been apparent twice this week, on issues that seem custom-designed to signal to Trump’s supporters he’s playing […]
How new American tariffs on Canadian aluminum could backfire
Janyce McGregor, Alexander Panetta, CBC News June 24, 2020 If the Trump administration buys the argument that Canadian aluminum exports have surged and slaps a 10 per cent tariff back on products imported from Canada, the move could end up hurting Americans instead, warns the head of the association representing Canada’s aluminum producers. … Flavio Volpe, president of […]
New U.S. metal tariffs would be ‘dumb,’ Canadian supply group says
Greg Layson, Automotive News Canada June 23, 2020 The Trump administration is considering re-imposing tariffs on aluminum imports from Canada and an announcement could come by the end of the week, according to people familiar with the matter. And just the possibility of the tariffs has drawn the ire and criticism of the Canadian Automotive […]
Trump Tariffs on Mexico Could Hurt Canadian Parts Makers
Flavio Volpe, president of Canada’s Automotive Parts Manufacturers Assn., says most of the 65 Canada-owned parts makers operating in Mexico do business with Mexico-based assemblers, who could lose a significant share of the U.S. export market once the duties start to rise. Keith Nuthall, Wards Auto Jun 06, 2019 OTTAWA – The Canadian auto parts […]
Canadian ambassador to U.S. expects Trump will lift steel, aluminum tariffs in ‘next few weeks’
Adrian Morrow, The Globe and Mail February 21, 2019Ottawa’s ambassador to the United States says he is confident the Trump administration will lift tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in “the next few weeks.”Ambassador David MacNaughton told a business forum in Washington on Thursday that he has been in talks with U.S. Trade Representative Robert […]
Enormous economic harm’: Auto tariffs would add to pain of other trade measures, report says
Center for Automotive Research study details ‘profoundly negative’ price hikes, job losses — 90% attributable to tariffs Naomi Powell, Financial Post February 15, 2019 U.S. tariffs on auto imports would compound the pain of other recent trade measures, with the impact spilling across borders, even if Canada, Mexico and South Korea are exempted […]
Lead Reach and Connect Winter 2019 Issue
APMA’s most current issue of Lead Reach and Connect Winter 2019 is in the mail. The Winter Issue 2019 is feature rich with relevant articles reviewing the new USMCA, Steel/Aluminum Tariff Drawback Claims, SMART Hubs and Infrastructure, Industry 5.0, and Waterloo Research Driving Auto Innovation. The issue also includes APMA and CAMM member listings, new […]
