Francisco González Díaz, president of the Comce’s Financing Committee, said that in Trump’s first mandate, tariffs were imposed on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) in June 2018 and in May 2019, he eliminated them, because it is Something unsustainable for integrated chains.
“He is taking off, first went to Mexico and Canada, then also to Brazil, to Germany. The point here has been uncertainty. But you have to continue walking and working,” said the president of the National Auto Part industry.
Regarding Mexico’s response, he mentioned that he can also apply the measure of that time to respond with tariffs to United States states with great support to Trump, as was the case with Oregon’s apples.
“Yes, there may be, but we have to see where. A generalized tariff is difficult, we depend a lot, yes on auto parts, but much more corn and put on that is to give us a shot in the foot. We import between 75% and 80% corn . He already did, “he said in an interview after his participation in the first International Economic Forum Latin America and the Caribbean that takes place in Panama.
In this second Trump mandate, González Díaz sees a difference in favor compared to the first, this is that there is a better understanding between the business blocks of each country. “Not to face, but to have the appropriate statements and conviction. Say them: ‘Gentlemen, the anger is not here. Mexico is essential for Canada and for the United States'”.
