The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), parent organization of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association, is urging industry stakeholders to contact their elected representatives regarding President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on all goods crossing the Mexican border.
“Mexico is a critical trading partner for the motor vehicle parts industry, which is the largest sector of manufacturing jobs in the U.S. In 2018, two-way trade with Mexico in auto parts totaled $165 billion — or $452 million worth of goods a day. Widely applied tariffs on goods from Mexico will raise the price of motor vehicle parts, cars, trucks and commercial vehicles — and consumer goods in general — for American consumers,” MEMA states.
MEMA is calling on industry members to contact their representatives (CLICK HERE) to voice their opposition to the tariffs on Mexican goods.
MEMA’s call for industry input follows a statement the association issued last week, outlining how such tariffs will hurt the industry, and the entire U.S. economy, as well as jeopardize the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which still must be ratified by Congress.
