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The three Knowledge Mexican officials said that under the pressure of the United States, the federal government of Mexico refused to provide reward measures such as low -cost public land or tax cuts for investment cases in electric vehicles to maintain a distance from Chinese automakers.

Sources said that the last time Mexican officials met with Chinese auto manufacturers in January this year, and they met with BYD executives.

These anonymous sources said that Mexican officials clearly stated at the meeting that they would no longer provide reward measures for car companies as in the past, and officials with Chinese car companies will be suspended in the future.

The office of Mexican President Lopez Ooldor did not immediately respond to the comment request.The Ministry of Economic Affairs of Mexico does not comment.

BYD officials and the Chinese Embassy in Mexico did not immediately respond to the request for comment.A White House spokesman said that US President Biden will not allow Chinese auto manufacturers to sell a large number of cars that pose a threat to national security to the market.

Reuters cannot determine which Chinese car companies have requested meeting since then.Mexican government officials usually do not disclose subsidies provided by these companies.

At present, about 20 Chinese car companies sell cars in Mexico, but have not yet established factories in the country.

Sources said that the move was due to the pressure of the US government, especially the pressure from the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR).outside.

An official in the US Trade Representative Office did not mention the pressure on the report in the response to Reuters, but the official said that the US -Mexico Agreement (USMCA) was not aimed at providing "providing China and other countries in China and other countries.A back door allows them to seek into our market without paying tariffs.

The official said that the US Trade Representative Office focused on this issue because it was related to automobiles, steel and aluminum.

The intervention of the United States reflects the concerns of Chinese car companies such as the American automotive industry, trade union and political circles, Shanghai Automobile, Geely, Chery and JAC and other Chinese car companies.Car, and no need to pay as high as 27.5%of the high US tariffs.

US trade representative Dai Qi said on Wednesday that the United States must take "decisive" operations to protect the electric vehicle industry from competing for competition from subsidized products from China.

One of the sources told Reuters that BYD is currently fighting for the state government's reward measures, although these reward measures are far less than that of the federal government's measures.

Mexican officials said that although China's investment can help the local economy, the government is worried that when the USMCA is revised in 2026, it will irritate Huafu.

According to the "Calculation of the Sun", the three countries of the United States and Mexico will decide whether to extend USMCA for another 16 years in July 2026.A source said that Mexican officials were worried that U.S. officials might try to completely amend the trade agreement, which was not good for Mexico.