Sens. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., have introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 to ban Chinese vehicles and connected components from the U.S. market. The bill would prohibit the import, sale and operation of vehicles manufactured in China or any other country of concern, and ban the use of Chinese-developed connected vehicle technologies, such as software and data systems, on U.S. roads.
“The American auto industry is the backbone of the American industrial economy, we cannot afford to make the same mistakes globalists have made for decades and see these great American companies devastated by predatory and massively subsidized Chinese state enterprises hellbent on the destruction of our economy,” said Senator Moreno. “As Europe, Mexico and others allow their markets to be overrun by Chinese predators, the U.S. must act before it’s too late. The answer is simple: Chinese vehicles can never be allowed into the U.S. market — the fate of the American auto industry and countless autoworkers depends on it.”
Added Senator Slotkin, “Chinese cars are a serious threat to America’s national security and Michigan’s economic security. Chinese cars are surveillance packages on wheels, with the ability to collect on American citizens and sensitive sites. The Chinese Communist Party’s playbook of heavily subsidizing their product, underselling the competition, and then having a monopoly over that sector puts Michigan’s auto industry and our millions of workers at risk. We need to act now, and get this right. I look forward to continued work on this bill with Senator Moreno, our workers, our manufacturers and anyone else to stop Chinese vehicles from ever coming into the United States.”
“GM commends Senators Moreno (R-OH) and Slotkin (D-MI) on the introduction of the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026,” said General Motors. “General Motors supports policies that protect and strengthen American manufacturing and the global competitiveness of U.S. automakers, and we remain committed to long-term investments in our domestic workforce, facilities, and technology. As we have said many times, we can compete with anyone in the world when we are given a level playing field. We look forward to continuing to work with both offices through the legislative process.”
Key provisions of the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 include:
- Bans foreign adversary vehicles by prohibiting the importation, manufacture, sale and resale of connected vehicles, software and hardware linked to China or other foreign adversaries, including those from joint ventures or entities under their control.
- Empowers the Department of Commerce to identify and block high-risk vehicle technologies, components and transactions that threaten U.S. economic or national security.
- Establishes enforcement mechanisms to ensure prohibited technologies are kept out of the U.S. market.
- Phases implementation with vehicle and software restrictions taking effect in 2027, and hardware restrictions in 2030, giving U.S. industry time secure domestic supply, in line with the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Connected Vehicles rule.
Source: bodyshopbusiness