Overview
- Bipartisan lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act ahead of President Trump’s trip to meet Xi, seeking to keep China-linked cars out of the U.S. market.
- The bills would bar the import, manufacture, sale, or use of connected vehicles tied to foreign adversaries, beginning with software in 2027 and hardware in 2030.
- Each violation would draw at least $1.5 million in civil penalties, and the Commerce Department would run a certification process to verify compliance.
- The Senate sponsors say the legislation would cement the 2025 Biden rule that already blocks China-linked connected-car tech, while the House version also targets industry partnerships with Chinese firms.
- USTR Jamieson Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick say the rule is not under review and autos are off the summit agenda, yet industry groups and more than 120 House members are urging Trump to rule out market access or U.S. plants for Chinese brands.