Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

NAFTA, by itself, will not collapse. The possibility is that the United States leaves the treaty, but the treaty itself would keep…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Let me first clarify that NAFTA is a trilateral agreement. The decision of walking away is not of Mexico or Canada. The…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

At the end of the day, we have to find a way to compete better with the world.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

NAFTA will continue to regulate the relationship between Mexico and Canada.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

I do believe that as the country becomes more attractive in the manufacturing sector, salaries can improve, and opportunities can expand.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We are fed up with complaints that Mexico is stealing jobs from U.S. manufacturing. We are part of the solution that has…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

The U.S. is a sovereign nation, and if the U.S. decides to build a wall on the southern border, it's their sovereign…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We understand U.S. position, but we have to find a way to make trade translate into better jobs in North America.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Toyota has 10 plants in the United States... and employs more than 130,000 Americans. If I were Mr. Trump, I'd treat them…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

At the end of the day, we have obviously our own political realities that will not allow us to approve something that…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

The next generation of entrepreneurs are already named Martinez or Sanchez.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Mexico's government has made a strong commitment to boosting the country's competitiveness in global trade, and the Ministry of Economy recognizes that…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We can be a very natural partner as a support base for Ireland to use Mexico to enter into the North American…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

A scenario without NAFTA is something we have to think about.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Free trade and economic stability do not, by themselves, guarantee success.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

If a private investor is raising his hand and saying, 'I don't have the conditions with which to work,' then the government…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

The end-to-end value chain analysis proposed by the World Economic Forum has proved to be useful methodology, not only to identify trade…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

The Pacific Alliance is an initiative to align our economies.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We are willing to consider any rebalancing as long as it's through trade expansion, not through trade restriction. As long as it's…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

I can't come back home with an agreement that will not be a win-win-win situation for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

The list of traceability for some automotive components needs to be rethought for new technologies to send adequate signals about the strengthening…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

There won't be a law with sanctions, but Mexicans and Mexican consumers will know how to value those companies that are loyal…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We have to start a process of looking at what's next after we complete the modernization effort.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

I'm not going to negotiate with Brazil for its pretty face. I'm going to negotiate with Brazil because they're going to open…

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

We must ensure that decisions we make today do not come back to haunt us tomorrow.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal