Overview
- Following Monday's second‑round meetings in Mexico City, the two governments set the first official bilateral negotiation for the week of May 25 in the capital.
- Marcelo Ebrard and Jamieson Greer directed their teams to hold technical sessions this week on economic security, strengthening rules of origin, critical minerals, and outstanding trade disputes.
- Mexico said it will push to review or remove U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum and to ease cost pressures in the auto industry.
- The day opened with sector meetings that drew major automakers and steel leaders, including General Motors, Nissan, BMW, Mazda, Stellantis, Mercedes‑Benz, Ternium, Deacero, Tenaris and Canacero.
- The timetable positions both sides for the trilateral check‑in on July 1, with stakes shaped by roughly $870 billion in 2025 U.S.‑Mexico trade and by factories and farm exporters that depend on the U.S. market.