There's a new bill in the US House of Representatives that wants to modernize the NHTSA, among other changes. The long text includes items like improving recall fixes, looking at VIN and window sticker changes, addressing vehicle fires, and more. But a closer look finds the bill could have some startling effects. A new report says that the Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026 could ultimately remove Mercedes-Benz, possibly the largest builder of heavy trucks in the US, from this market. And it all comes back to China. New Bill Looks To Ban 'Adversary Governments' Changes to the bill would ban vehicles from automakers with "any direct or indirect equity interest by a foreign-adversary government," CNBC reports. That stops them from importing, selling, or manufacturing vehicles in the US. Sources told the site that the language in proposed changes to the bill are clear, and that they could ban Mercedes-Benz from selling vehicles in the US. This is despite Mercedes-Benz owning and operating two US assembly plants that build SUVs and vans for the US and other markets around the world, employing more than 10,000 workers. Mercedes-Benz Has Major Shareholders From China The bill is sponsored by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie, R-Ky. This attempt to stop Chinese automakers from gaining a toehold in the US would have possible exemptions for automakers that have been building vehicles in the US since at least January 1, 2021, but it seems that Mercedes-Benz would not qualify. China is listed as a "foreign-adversary government," as are Russia and North Korea. The largest individual shareholder of Mercedes-Benz is BAIC. The Chinese state-owned automaker holds 9.98% of Mercedes-Benz, and Tenaciou3, owned by Geely founder and Chair Li Shufu, owns 9.7%. Mercedes Confirms Its Second Best-Seller Will Be Made In America Production of