国际英语资讯:Mexican automotive sector asks for NAFTA rules of origin to be unchanged
<p><span word="MEXICO">MEXICO</span> <span word="CITY">CITY</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 22-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="Automotive">Automotive</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="AMIA">AMIA</span>), <span word="Eduardo">Eduardo</span> <span word="Solis">Solis</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> (<span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span>) <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> "<span word="should">should</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="level">level</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="maintained">maintained</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="call">call</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="renegotiation">renegotiation</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Representative">Representative</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Lighthizer">Lighthizer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="mandated">mandated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 1-5.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="negotiators">negotiators</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="stricter">stricter</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="NAFTA">NAFTA</span> <span word="is">is</span> 62.5 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="Solis">Solis</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>., <span word="only">only</span> 14 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Solis">Solis</span> <span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="automotive">automotive</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Topics">Topics</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span>...<span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="matters">matters</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiation">negotiation</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="topics">topics</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p>
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