Bipartisan Congress pushes bill to bar Chinese-made components in U.S. cars
Congress introduced bipartisan legislation to prohibit Chinese-made connected vehicle parts and cars from the U.S. market.
A bipartisan group in the Senate and House has drafted the Connected Vehicle Security Act, which would forbid the importation, production, sale, resale, or distribution of connected vehicles and associated software or hardware linked to foreign adversaries, notably China. The proposal, co-sponsored by Rep. Warren Davidson and Sen. Bernie Moreno, enjoys support from liberal senators like Elissa Slotkin and the United Autoworkers Union, whose president Shawn Fain highlighted national security and manufacturing concerns.
The legislation follows revelations that Chinese-made baby monitors and components in British military drones could transmit data to Beijing, as reported and a Missouri attorney-general lawsuit against Lorex. Former Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf warned that embedding data-gathering tech in consumer products is central to China’s espionage strategy. Proponents argue that protecting the data generated by modern cars is essential for privacy and economic security.
