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Exploring Mexico's key role in North America's car supply chain.
Latinometrics
March 11, 2025 • Reading Time: 2 minutes
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Claudia Sheinbaum has been officially deemed the Trump whisperer.
In office since October, la Presidenta has managed a cool, respectful relationship with her neighbor to the north, US President Donald Trump, in a way which certainly puts leaders in Brussels, Ottawa, or Beijing to shame. And it’s not by accident—exports to the US are hugely important to Mexico’s economy, so each month where she manages to get his threatened 25% tariffs postponed is critical.
Take the car industry, for example. Since the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, automaking has soared to become the most important manufacturing industry in the country. It contributed a whopping $70B last year, an all-time record.
Cars became Mexico's top manufacturing engine
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