Trump’s Goal for Nafta Rewrite Looks Unattainable in 2018

Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo says he expects negotiations to go beyond May 17

Negotiators from the U.S., Canada and Mexico are scrambling to reach a Nafta deal by July, but two proposals involving autos are complicating the talks. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday explains.

Anthony Harrup,

Robbie Whelan and

Paul Vieira

Updated May 15, 2018 7:23 p.m. ET

MEXICO CITY—President Donald Trump’s plans to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement this year looked unattainable Tuesday after negotiators appeared too far apart to strike a deal before a deadline this week.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan had set this Thursday as an informal deadline if the administration were to push a pact through the Republican-controlled Congress before a new slate of lawmakers arrives in Washington next year, possibly led by Democrats.

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