America’s auto industry is at a crossroads, and the decisions Congress makes right now will shape whether it continues to support millions of community-supporting jobs or is undercut by China’s auto overcapacity and unfair trade.

Chinese automakers, backed by powerful state subsidies and strategic industrial policy, have worked for years to dominate the global auto market. Now, Chinese automakers are at our door and pose a direct threat to American manufacturing, our national security, and the communities that depend on the industry. 

The Alliance for American Manufacturing is calling on supporters like you to speak out. Join us in telling our lawmakers to defend American workers and keep Chinese autos out of the U.S. market!

YOUR LETTER:

I write to urge you to co-sponsor and pass the Connected Vehicle Security Act (S.4429), bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) to keep Chinese vehicles and connected vehicle components out of the U.S. market.

This important legislation would codify and strengthen an existing Commerce Department rule that bans connected vehicles, software, and hardware linked to China and other adversaries, starting in 2027. By closing loopholes and reinforcing these protections, the bill would ensure the United States does not become the next dumping ground for heavily subsidized Chinese automobiles that threaten our national security, supply chains, and American jobs.

Chinese companies do not operate under the same rules as American manufacturers. They are backed by massive government subsidies and industrial policies designed to dominate global markets, displace competitors, and seize control of an industry critical to U.S. economic strength and national security. If its automakers succeed in gaining a foothold in the United States, they will undercut American manufacturers and obliterate millions of jobs throughout our nation’s supply chain.

China’s manufacturing sector is also marked by forced labor and weak environmental enforcement that falls far below U.S. standards. Allowing Chinese automakers into our market would reward those abuses, supercharge a race to the bottom, and undermine American manufacturers and workers who play by the rules.

There are serious national security concerns as well. Modern vehicles are highly connected and equipped with cameras, microphones, sensors, and other data-collection capabilities. Allowing vehicles tied to a foreign adversary onto America’s roads raises unacceptable concerns about surveillance, data security, and control over our critical infrastructure. The risks are simply too great to ignore.

Opening the door to Chinese automakers would hand a strategic advantage to companies backed by a foreign government intent on controlling the global market. I urge you to sponsor and pass the Connected Vehicle Security Act.