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

> A quick take · CNBC, September 18, 2026

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## Our take {#take}

> 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 {#source}

[CNBC reported on September 18, 2026](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/18/xi-visit-automakers-urge-trump-to-bar-chinese-automakers-in-us.html) 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.