If you're seeking to strengthen your forced labor due diligence efforts, you won't want to miss our upcoming free webinar with our Preferred Partner, Kharon on April 17, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET.

Kyle Grobler helps companies leverage best practices to achieve efficiencies and adhere to complex regulations. An internationally recognized global trade professional and featured speaker at AIAG’s upcoming webinar on May 8, 2025, titled “North American Tariffs: Strategies for Trade Success,” Grobler has robust expertise in auditing, duty recovery and mitigation, strategic planning, and helping businesses achieve cost savings and operational improvements. In this exclusive interview, Grobler shares strategies for navigating the latest tariff challenges and shares highlights from the upcoming webinar.

If your organization operates in Mexico or works closely with Mexico-based suppliers, staying current on regulatory changes isn’t optional — it’s essential. That’s why AIAG is hosting a complimentary webinar on April 24, 2025 to help you navigate key updates and challenges in Mexico’s trade policy landscape.

Registration is open for the 2025 EV Small Business Supplier Forum!

Event Update! In response to growing challenges and uncertainties in today's automotive industry, we've made key changes to this year's Supply Chain Conference — lowering registration costs for at least $100 in savings, adding an end-of-day networking reception, and including an engaging OEM panel — to maximize access and industry engagement.

Dan Ujczo is an international trade and transportation lawyer who works with companies in the automotive and advanced manufacturing sector on day-to-day customs, compliance, and classifying goods issues and “all of the interesting things that may come up in between.” As senior counsel for Thompson Hine LLP, he is involved in negotiations of free trade agreements such as NAFTA and USMCA and is a trade remedy litigator. Previously, he worked in the U.S. government in the early days of homeland security and in the Canadian government on border issues. While most trade lawyers are in Washington, New York, or Chicago, Ujczo is in Columbus, Ohio, “out here where the companies actually are.”

The automotive and manufacturing industries are constantly evolving, with new challenges emerging in trade, sustainability, and technology. Staying ahead requires a proactive approach—and there’s no better place to gain the latest insights than the AIAG Supply Chain Conference!

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, as worries persist that the newly launched trade war could crush domestic manufacturing.

(This webinar will be presented in Spanish / Este seminario web se presentará en español.)

Andrew Farrelly, CEO and co-founder of CT Strategies, has devoted most of his career to strengthening U.S. security interests, serving as director of targeting programs for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and most recently as CBP’s chief of staff for the deputy commissioner. As a lead-up to his March 19, 2025, AIAG webinar “Navigating Cross-Border Logistics: AEO and CTPAT Updates and Compliance Strategies,” Farrelly gives some valuable insights into border and trade challenges.

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The border has started to feel the pain of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports.

Mexican businesses on Tuesday began factoring in the 25% levy as they filled out paperwork to send anything from car parts to fresh produce to El Paso ports of entry. They then began figuring out how to bill U.S. customers for the added expense.