Overview
- The Alliance for Automotive Innovation told a House hearing that China poses a “clear and present threat” to the U.S. auto industry.
- The group pressed lawmakers to retain a Commerce Department rule curbing imports of Chinese information and communications technology, which effectively blocks cars from Chinese manufacturers.
- Industry representatives warned that heavy subsidies enable chronic oversupply abroad, creating a recipe for dumping that U.S. companies cannot match even with domestic production.
- Committee chair John Moolenaar urged Congress to codify existing prohibitions into law and noted China exported about 6 million vehicles last year at below‑market prices.
- Lawmakers and industry figures flagged national‑security risks, including concerns that vehicles using Chinese software or components could be disabled in a crisis.