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Trump’s Mexico Trade Deal Looks Like a Lemon
Peer under the hood, and these auto rules pack less punch.
No need to stress.
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A car can look like a fantastic bargain on the lot, only to reveal itself as a lemon when you drive it away. It’s not so different with trade agreements.
Take the deal hammered out Monday between the U.S. and Mexico on automotive imports, which the two countries hope to extend to Canada, the third member of the North American Free Trade Agreement.