At a Congressional hearing yesterday, members of Congress from both parties pressed a Trump administration official on recent decisions related to the licensing of connected vehicles with links to China.

Chinese-linked automaker Polestar has announced that it was not granted authorization by the U.S. Department of Commerce to sell "connected vehicles" in the United States, and therefore would be leaving the U.S. market as of the 2027 model year.

In advance of President Trump's trip to China this week, U.S. lawmakers are continuing to ratchet up political pressure against allowing the sale of Chinese automobiles in the U.S. They are also moving to restrict Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland.

Seventy-four Democrats in the House of Representatives have sent a letter to President Trump pressing him not to allow imports of Chinese automobiles or Chinese automobile production in the U.S.

Eight central Chinese agencies recently released the 2026 Guideline on Automotive Data Export Security, which solidifies a sector-specific security regime and provides much-needed clarity on the "when" and "how" of cross-border data movements.

As part of Canada's new automobile strategy, Canadian Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly has offered some detailed remarks on how she sees Chinese investment in the Canadian auto sector as an important element of that strategy.

President Trump has once again raised the possibility of Chinese investment in the U.S. auto sector, but the responses of administration officials who were asked about the idea made it clear that such a development is unlikely.