US-Canada Trade Reprieve Keeps Auto Production Lines Humming

When the suits in Washington threatened a catastrophic 50 percent tariff on $30 billion worth of Canadian goods, auto executives on both sides of the Detroit River braced for complete gridlock. Rather surprisingly, a three-day tariff pause offered by Donald Trump has opened a high-speed lane for a tentative bilateral trade deal under the CUSMA framework. Negotiators are racing to finalize terms…