CCP-linked EV executive Pin Ni has contributed over $450K to U.S. political campaigns this cycle

Pin Ni, the chief executive of Wanxiang America and luxury EV maker KARMA Automotive, has been identified in corporate disclosures as an active member of the Chinese Communist Party. Federal election reports reveal that he has contributed $450,400 to political campaigns this cycle, including $15,000 to Illinois lieutenant governor Juliana Stratton’s Senate campaign, $10,000 to the Illinois Democratic Party’s federal account, and $5,000 to North Carolina Senate nominee Roy Cooper, as well as donations to several other Democratic candidates.

Ni also gave $66,300 to Republican candidates, with nearly 40 percent of those funds supporting Montana races, a state linked to the Max Baucus Institute, a China-friendly think tank he funds. His companies, owned by the Hangzhou-based Wanxiang Group, have a history of acquiring U.S. firms and are praised by the CCP for “listening to the Party.” Security experts warn that such contributions could grant Beijing-aligned business leaders access to policymakers and dilute scrutiny of CCP activities. Ni’s involvement extends to leadership roles in the China General Chamber of Commerce’s Chicago chapter and various China-linked nonprofit boards.