Overview
- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, speaking Thursday in Michigan, said the administration will not change Biden-era limits on China-linked software and hardware in vehicles.
- Greer said U.S. and Chinese officials will hold a video call to prepare for President Trump’s May meeting with Xi Jinping, and he noted the auto sector is not on that agenda.
- He acknowledged an unresolved issue over whether Canadians driving Chinese-made cars will be allowed to cross into the United States.
- Pressure to harden the barrier is growing as Democratic senators urge a full block on Chinese automakers entering via U.S. plants or through Mexico and Canada, a position major carmakers and trade groups support.
- The rules, adopted in January 2025 on national security grounds, ban China- and Russia-linked vehicle software now and phase in hardware restrictions by 2029, and Canada’s quota allowing up to 49,000 Chinese EVs a year has sharpened cross-border concerns.