U.S. automakers push Congress to bar Chinese car sales and technology

The trade association representing U.S. car makers, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, sent a formal appeal to top congressional leaders demanding a permanent ban on Chinese-origin vehicles, as well as the associated hardware and software, from entering the United States. President and CEO John Bozzella said China’s trade tactics, intellectual-property theft and surveillance-oriented design give its manufacturers an undue advantage and jeopardize domestic auto production.

He noted that Chinese firms like BYD are expanding low-cost EV exports worldwide, while Geely will soon sell tens of thousands of electric cars in Canada under a new trade deal that reduces tariffs dramatically. The alliance warned that these vehicles could harvest and relay driver data to the Chinese Communist Party, a risk not yet realized in the U.S. but deemed urgent. Bozzella asked that Congress act before the session adjourns, making the ban law of the land. The proposal reflects growing concern over China’s growing influence in global automotive supply chains.