Could Chinese Cars Still Enter the United States?

As the sun sets on the Biden administration, it is preparing one last maneuver that could prevent Chinese cars from driving on American roads for years to come.

The Department of Commerce is currently finalizing a rule to make it illegal to import or sell cars, trucks, and buses in the United States that incorporate Chinese software or hardware for internet connectivity or autonomous driving. The new measure against Chinese vehicles, which is set to take effect by the end of the decade, will come on top of the 100 percent tariffs on Chinese EVs that the administration finalized in September.

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Analysts are skeptical that those moves will translate to market access. Even if Chinese companies agree to build cars in the United States, officials will likely scrutinize such manufacturing, says Emily Kilcrease, Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy, Economics and Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington-based think tank.

She notes the political firestorm around Gotion High-Tech, a Chinese battery maker that drew attention from Republican policymakers as it sought to build a factory in rural Michigan.

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