An NEV manufacturing line in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Photo: VCG Chinese car brand Polestar said on Thursday that the Trump administration was forcing the electric vehicle (EV) maker to stop selling cars in the US starting with the 2027 model year, as Washington ramps up its crackdown on Chinese EVs. A Chinese analyst said the move reflects the US' overreach in using so-called national security concerns to disguise underlying weaknesses in its own EV sector. The expert warned that such measures could ultimately slow the development of the US EV industry while limiting consumers' access to advanced, cost-competitive EVs, especially as oil prices rise amid geopolitical conflicts. The US Commerce Department did not grant authorization to sell cars for Polestar, an EV brand owned by China's Geely Holding Group (ZGH), under the Connected Vehicles Rule, which restricts the import and sale of cars with connected-vehicle technology linked to China, beginning with the 2027 model year, according to a Reuters report. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular connectivity and some satellite communications technologies are covered under the rules, said the report. The rule was adopted in January 2025 under former president Joe Biden, and has been kept in place under รข Donald Trump. ZGH said in a statement sent to the Global Times on Friday that the company is aware of the recent decision. While specific market access challenges may arise, ZGH is fully confident in its portfolio companies' board and management as they explore all available avenues to serve their customers around the world, said the company. The latest move is part of a continued tightening of US regulatory barriers targeting the Chinese EV sector on the basis of national security. Such restrictions risk distorting normal market competition and further politicizing industrial and technological issues, Zhou Mi, a senior researcher at the