OEMs and suppliers could resume Mexican production soon if safety protocols surrounding COVID-19 are implemented.

BMW recently unveiled its San Luis Potosí factory in Mexico.

Toyota told U.S. dealers that tariffs on Mexican imports could cost the automaker's major suppliers between $215 million and $1.07 billion.

President Donald Trump threatened a 5 percent tariff on all goods coming from Mexico, which would ramp up to 25 percent by October.

President Donald Trump threatened a 5-percent tariff on all goods coming from Mexico, which would ramp up to 25 percent by October.

President Trump has eliminated the United States' tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada and Mexico.

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday cautioned against the idea of reopening a new continental trade pact with the United States and Mexico, saying it could be a “Pandora’s box.”

Even after negotiations grew strained with regard to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexico's car manufacturing cities have largely thrived.

Industry trade associations representing car and parts manufacturers in North America are attempting to persuade their governments to renew negotiations regarding NAFTA.

Talks to update the NAFTA trade deal have progressed in an attempt to resolve areas before elections in Mexico and the U.S. complicated the process.

Mexico’s auto manufacturing industry this week rejected a proposal presented by U.S. trade authorities that would impose new rules on the origin of vehicle parts sold tariff-free under NAFTA.