The "Made in Mexico" label has become more plentiful on American car lots this year, even as automakers pressured by President Donald Trump began the year with promises to create more jobs in the U.S.

Two proposed policy changes - imposing a border adjustment tax (BAT) and withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) - would likely fail to achieve their goal of reversing the trend of offshoring manufacturing to low-cost countries and could potentially harm the U.S. motor vehicle industry, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

The Northern American Free Trade Agreement is 25 years old, but whether it lives to see another year is an open question.

For Volvo the internal combustion engine has run its course.

To President Donald Trump, America's $500bn trade deficit is a symbol of economic weakness. If he wants a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement to shrink that number, he'll need a seismic shift in how cars are made on the continent.