Carmakers Warn US Over Chinese Autos Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

March 13, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC

US auto lobbyists urged the Trump administration to keep Chinese carmakers out of the American market, sounding an alarm about the threats posed ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China’s efforts to “dominate” the global auto industry and gain access to the US “pose a direct threat to America’s global competitiveness, national security, and automotive industrial base,” leaders of five US auto industry groups said in a March 12 letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other senior administration officials that was seen by Bloomberg News.

The groups said that China’s policies ...

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