Question Of The Day: Should There Be A Ban On Cars From Chinese-owned Automakers

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate that could lead to the Volvo and, perhaps more shockingly, Mercedes-Benz being banned from selling vehicles in the United States.

Introduced by Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), the Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 would ban the import, sale and operation of vehicles manufactured by companies deemed “foreign entities of concern” by nature of being based in certain nations deemed adversarial. 

“Chinese cars are surveillance packages on wheels, with the ability to collect on American citizens and transmit that data back to Beijing,” said Slotkin in a release. Moreno offered up similar language in support of the build, which made it out of the Senate Commerce Committee with unanimous bipartisan support. Our own Matt Posky  wrote about the ramifications of the bill today.

Rolling surveillance units. China is testy about Tesla vehicles driving near government installations. Is turnabout fair play or is the paranoia run amok? What say you? 

[Images: Mercedes-Benz, Volvo]

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