The industry had threatened to file a formal trade complaint if no agreement had been reached this week.
What is the point of establishing an international court to settle trade complaints if you keep the big complaints out?
That trade gap has drawn growing trade complaints from American manufacturers and unions.
The idea is to avoid the pressures that descend on the President once a trade complaint reaches his desk.
"And while we thought he had a legitimate trade complaint, most of us did not agree with the tactics he advocated."
But the Administration still listed more trade complaints against Japan than against any other nation.
The investigation could lead to a formal trade complaint and eventual retaliation.
An end to the talks might lead nations with trade complaints to act unilaterally, leading to greater use of protectionist measures like tariffs.
Washington has threatened to lodge a trade complaint against the Europeans over this guarantee.
A stream of trade complaints is ready to burst on the administration the day the round ends.