Slotkin: Allowing Chinese cars in U.S. poses economic, security risks U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, warned American automakers would be at a severe disadvantage if Chinese cars were allowed to be sold in the domestic market. Speaking at a Detroit Regional Chamber event on Thursday, May 7, Slotkin touted legislation she recently introduced alongside U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, that aims at banning Chinese automakers from entering the American market. Along with economic competitiveness, Slotkin said allowing cars from China into the U.S. would create security concerns, primarily around the data gathered by vehicles. "That is the exact detailed information an adversarial nation wants," Sloktin said at the event, which was livestreamed. When journalist and moderator Guy Gordon asked Slotkin why that's not a concern with other companies that collect data, including American automakers and social media websites, the first-term senator replied those companies are subject to American law and operating practices. "We've worked with these companies for decades and decades," she said. "That's not my concern." Slotkin and Moreno's bill, introduced April 29, would ban the importation, manufacture and sale of Chinese vehicles, as well as other connected equipment and software, in the U.S. The bill also would ban other adversarial nations from selling their cars and car equipment in the country, although the legislation is primarily targeted at China. The bill, and Slotkin's remarks Thursday, come as President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Beijing next week and discuss an ongoing trade dispute between the two nations. Chinese vehicles aren't directly banned in the U.S., but face steep tariffs designed to make the cars less attractive compared to other options. Two other members of Michigan's congressional delegation, U.S. Reps. John Moolenaar, R-Caledonia, and Debbie Dingell, D-Ann Arbor, said Thursday they plan to