Slotkin bill would ban Chinese cars and parts from US market LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin is sponsoring a bill that would ban cars and car parts from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia. Slotkin spoke to the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce about the bill. Bill targets foreign adversaries The “Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026” would ban cars and car parts from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia. Slotkin said getting the bill passed and signed into law would protect America’s auto industry and national security. “There’s no issue that I’ve identified that is more fundamental to our economic security, and to our national security,” Slotkin said. Slotkin said the auto industry in China is booming, offering cars similar to Western manufacturers with more features. She said those cars are tens of thousands of dollars cheaper than their American counterparts because of subsidies from the Chinese government. She said American manufacturers wouldn’t be able to compete with those prices, and the cars could cause drastic changes to the market. “It’s almost like a trojan horse. You let it in, and it will destroy the industry that so many jobs in our community are connected to,” Slotkin said. Data collection concerns That’s one of the reasons Slotkin and Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno introduced the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026, which would ban cars and parts manufactured by foreign adversaries like China and Russia. Beyond economic impacts, Slotkin said she’s worried about what could be done with data collected by high-tech cars from China. “These cars are like driving surveillance machines. They just collect full motion video, 3D mapping. All the data from the brain of that car is being sent back to Beijing,” Slotkin said. The cars haven’t hit the American market yet, but