The U.S. Commerce Department is scheduled to release a report in its section 232, national security, review of the automotive industry to President Trump by Feb. 17. It’s arguably the most controversial piece of trade policy from the administration and could influence $491.6 billion of bilateral trade based on cars and parts shipped in the 12 months to Nov. 30. Yet, there’s five reasons why there’s only a small chance a resolution will be forthcoming. (1) The government shutdown may have caused delays to the report. (2) The report does not have to be made public and there’s been no publi...