Sept. 23, 2026, 2:42 p.m. ET Chinese automakers could take 11% of the U.S. market share by the end of the next decade if guardrails designed to keep the manufacturing giant out are undone, an industry expert said Wednesday, Sept. 23. Mobility Global forecasted sales of 1.7 million Chinese vehicles per year by 2038 if…
Updated Sept. 18, 2026, 6:10 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — The U.S. automotive industry’s top trade groups are urging President Donald Trump to “keep the door firmly shut” on Chinese automakers seeking to sell or build vehicles in the United States. “Chinese automakers have zero market share in the U.S. Allowing them to open a domestic…
Aug. 13, 2026, 9:05 a.m. ET Ford Motor Co. said it’ll end production of Lincoln vehicles in China for the U.S. market as a part of plans to grow the manufacturing of the luxury brand here starting in 2030. Lincoln has built the Nautilus SUV in China since 2024 when it moved production to its…
July 22, 2026, 1:34 p.m. ET The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation on Wednesday to toughen a U.S. government ban on Chinese automakers entering the American market that could bar German automaker Mercedes-Benz from selling vehicles in the United States. Senator Ted Cruz, the committee chair and a Texas Republican, warned the bill’s provision that would…
May 5, 2026, 12:01 a.m. ET Waymo LLC, Alphabet Inc.’s autonomous ride-sharing brand, plans to expand its service to Detroit later this year. But a recent vehicle sighting by The Detroit News suggests the Motor City fleet will include Waymo’s latest vehicle: a China-sourced minivan. Called the Waymo Ojai, the electric minivan shares the so-called…
April 16, 2026, 11:02 a.m. ET Investors pressed Mercedes-Benz Group AG on its recovery plans for China on Thursday, warning that a luxury-focused strategy could hurt the German brand’s chances of winning back Chinese consumers after a slump in sales. Like rivals BMW AG and Audi, Mercedes has lost ground in the world’s largest car…
Updated Jan. 17, 2026, 4:09 p.m. ET A key Trump administration trade official is not concerned that Canada’s decision to allow limited electric vehicle imports from China will hurt U.S. automakers, he said Saturday at the Detroit Auto Show. “We have an enormous market share in Canada,” said U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer during…
Updated Jan. 16, 2026, 5:39 p.m. ET A new Canadian trade deal with China allowing 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the country at a lower tariff rate was swiftly criticized by senior Trump administration officials as well as the leader of Canada’s main automaking province. “China now has a foothold in the Canadian market and…
Dec. 12, 2025, 11:23 a.m. ET Washington — The nation’s top automotive lobbying group urged lawmakers Thursday to keep Chinese automakers and battery firms out of the United States. “The Alliance for Automotive Innovation urges Congress and the Trump Administration to prevent Chinese government-backed auto and advanced battery manufacturers from gaining entry to manufacture here…
Dec. 2, 2025, 1:58 p.m. ET Washington — The United States should quit trying to compete with China on electric vehicles, Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said Tuesday. “We were ahead of them by a mile, by 10 miles, on the internal combustion engine. They went into EVs, and then they convinced the Western world…