Mexico’s Auto Industry Prepares for T-MEC Review

At the International Congress of the Automotive Industry in Mexico (CIIAM), Rogelio Garza, executive president of the Mexican Automotive Industry Association (AMIA), stated that Mexico’s automotive sector is ready for the 2026 T-MEC (USMCA) review. Described as a pillar of the regional economy, the industry is actively engaging in public consultations in Mexico and the United States to present a unified position defending productive integration, regional competitiveness, and trilateral collaboration, as emphasized by Garza in an interview with Mexico Industry.

Garza noted: “We are ready and prepared for this review next year. We are already working on the public consultations held in Mexico, those in the United States, and even participating directly with them. We will be ready with all the scenarios foreseen for next year’s review.” He stressed that the North American automotive industry is a single entity, strengthened over 30 years of collaboration: “The main thrust of our line of action is that the automotive industry in North America is the same, it is one. We must defend it as a region, as an autonomous industry, and as an industry that has strengthened in the last 30 years.” Garza recalled that the free trade agreement has enabled the free flow of investments, innovation, and technical talent: “These 30 years have been strengthened thanks to a free trade agreement that has allowed us to exchange, dialogue, and invest in human capital, design, and production.”

The T-MEC review represents an opportunity to reinforce competitiveness, stability, and certainty for the industry, particularly amid the transition to electromobility, process digitalization, and plant automation. Garza insisted on a regional approach to preserve the value chain, supply base, and shared employment: “We must continue defending this industry as a North American industry—one that is strong, consolidated, and integrated. We will be working on that, and you will see us participating in the coming months.” AMIA, along with the National Auto Parts Industry (INA) and other business organizations, seeks to maintain rules of origin that incentivize regional production and continue strengthening the dynamic, job-generating ecosystem.