US senators move to permanently ban Chinese vehicles as Trump meets Xi
Bipartisan bill with 51 Senate backers aims for quick passage this week, defying Trump's recent openness to Chinese automakers.
What to know
- A bipartisan Senate bill with 51 backers aims for unanimous passage this week to permanently ban Chinese vehicles, preventing presidential waivers and codifying a Biden-era regulation.
- The push directly conflicts with Trump's recent statement that he would accept Chinese automakers manufacturing in the US, and the timing coincides with his scheduled meeting with Xi Jinping.
- The US auto industry, represented by six major trade groups, is united in opposing Chinese vehicle sales or manufacturing, arguing it would shift jobs to Chinese government-owned entities rather than create new American employment.
- The ban rests on national security grounds: concerns that Chinese vehicles could collect sensitive driver data and transmit it to China via connectivity technologies.
“to maintain policies that keep the door firmly shut to Chinese automakers seeking to sell, import or manufacture vehicles inside the US”
Automakers, suppliers and dealers, US auto industry · Reuters / Investing.com ↗ · Sep 15
Elissa Slotkin Democratic Senator, Michigan
Bernie Moreno Republican Senator, Ohio
Donald Trump US President
Xi Jinping President of ChinaUS auto industry Including GM, Toyota, Ford, Tesla, others
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Slotkin warns permitting Chinese cars would end US auto manufacturing
Slotkin argues that allowing Chinese automakers to build cars in the US would mark 'the beginning of the end of auto manufacturing in the United States,' framing the legislative push as critical to preserving the domestic industry.
“the beginning of the end of auto manufacturing in the United States.”
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Senators announce push for permanent Chinese vehicle ban this week — Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio unveil a bipartisan bill with 51 Senate supporters to make the Chinese vehicle ban permanent and prevent White House waivers. The House version already has over 100 cosponsors. Slotkin says they aim for unanimous Senate approval this week.
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Trump-Xi meeting scheduled amid Chinese vehicle ban push — Trump is expected to meet with China's President Xi Jinping this week in Washington to address trade issues. China has strongly opposed the US vehicle ban and efforts to make it permanent. The timing puts the Senate push directly in tension with high-level trade negotiations.
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Auto industry urges Trump to maintain Chinese vehicle ban — Six trade groups representing General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Hyundai, Stellantis, Tesla and others issue a letter asking Trump to keep the door shut to Chinese automakers, warning that Chinese investment would shift jobs away from domestic manufacturers.
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Trump signals openness to Chinese automakers building in US — Trump tells Fox News he would accept Chinese car companies building cars in the United States, prompting immediate alarm from the auto industry.
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Biden administration imposes de facto ban on Chinese vehicles — A regulation bans all Chinese automakers from selling or building passenger vehicles in the US, citing concerns that they could send sensitive driver data to China. The US also maintains more than 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
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