WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) announced the Protecting America from Chinese Cars Act at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island, MI. The bill prevents Chinese connected vehicles from entering the U.S., including through our neighbors to the north and south. This legislation is a significant step towards protecting our national security and the U.S. auto industry. The Chinese auto industry is heavily subsidized by the Chinese Communist Party, allowing them to undercut competitors and quickly flood new markets. We’ve seen this process play out rapidly in Europe and South America. In Mexico, Chinese vehicles have quickly gained roughly 15% market share. In January 2026, Canada announced a trade deal with China that will see Canada dramatically reduce tariffs on tens of thousands of Chinese vehicles. The threat of connected vehicles from China is now at both of our backyards, to the North and South. For years, Slotkin has made protecting the United States from the national security and economic threats posed by Chinese connected vehicles a priority. Most recently, she co-introduced the bipartisan Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 with Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH). This legislation effectively prevents Chinese vehicles – along with the hardware and software that support them – from accessing the U.S. market at every stage, from manufacture to import to sale. The bill drew broad support from across the American auto industry, including the UAW, General Motors, Ford, Stellantis, Honda, the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the Teamsters, and the American Iron and Steel Institute. “This is an economic security issue and a national security issue, and we must prevent these vehicles from driving over our border and into our communities,” said Senator Slotkin. “They’re surveillance packages on wheels – fully capable of geolocating individual drivers, collecting full-motion