US auto industry calls for keeping the door shut to Chinese automakers

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They really are scared! Who would have thought that, when it comes to electric vehicles, no country in the world could outcompete China anymore?

The source

CNBC reported on September 18, 2026 that six US automotive trade associations wrote to Trump, urging him to maintain policies keeping Chinese automakers out of the US market—including sales, imports, and manufacturing in the country.