In response to repeated remarks by President Donald Trump against the USMCA, which he called 'not important', the Mexican business sector began to rally to defend the trade agreement and build a single national position, aimed at its ratification by 2026.
The Mexican business community assured its willingness to defend the USMCA, in line with statements by President Claudia Sheinbaum, who emphasized that international business leaders consider the agreement essential for regional stability.
De la Torre warned that the start of 2026 will be marked by trade tensions and a treaty review that has already shifted from the technical to the political realm, with references to security and relative advantages between partners.
In the same vein, the CEO of the American Chamber of Mexico, Pedro Casas Alatriste, highlighted that trade between Mexico and the United States will exceed $935 billion, with an integrated co-production system where Mexico is already the main trading partner of the United States.
Although Trump's threats are not new, specialists warn that the review will be complex.
'Now is not the time for pettiness or seeking foreign interference; it is a time for unity, firm dialogue, and intelligent patriotism,' he affirmed.
To this stance was added the president of the Confederation of Associations of Customs Agents of the Mexican Republic, José Ignacio Zaragoza Ambrosi, who pointed out that Mexico simply cannot operate without the USMCA.
He recalled that the treaty represents about 30% of the world's GDP and a regional exchange of $1.93 trillion, in addition to a 37% growth in trade in North America compared to 2020, according to COMCE figures.
From the chemical industry, the general director of the ANIQ, Miguel Benedetto, warned that reversing the treaty would put at risk a trilateral trade that already exceeds $60 billion and is the basis for sectors such as automotive, pharmaceutical, and electronic.
Even so, he stressed that Mexico must maintain a firm stance and remember that it is the main destination for U.S. exports, beyond the president's discourse.
Kenneth Smith Ramos, president of the Mexico-United States Bilateral Committee of COMCE, anticipated that the renegotiation will be laden with political pressures rather than technical debates.
Therefore, he insisted that the private sector must avoid internal fractures if the continuity of the agreement is sought.
Voices of warning also emerged after it became known that Canada and China had already reached a trade understanding to reduce tariffs on electric vehicles, with a view to expanding benefits to other strategic products.
Hours after Trump insisted from Detroit that 'there is no real advantage' in the treaty, the president of the Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Concanaco), Octavio de la Torre, called for designing a unity strategy.
