on Thursday to ban all sales of Chinese-made electric vehicles in the United States in an effort to align himself with union voters in the Buckeye State as he faces a tough battle for reelection.to Biden, Brown described the Chinese-made EVs as an “existential threat to the American auto industry,” warning that low price points for the Chinese-made vehicles, coupled with steep government subsidies from Beijing, would all but make it impossible for U.S. automakers to compete.
There are currently no Chinese-made EVs for sale in the U.S. But Brown’s letter comes as the Alliance of American Automobile Manufacturers and other trade groups have raisedabout the recent influx of Chinese investments in the West and in particular in Mexico, where Chinese-owned BYD and others have spent millions to build out new manufacturing plants.
The price points have led to fears of China gaining a foothold in the U.S. auto market, which Brown warned in his letter Thursday “would cripple the domestic manufacturing base, including critical inputs from parts suppliers to steel, tires, and glass producers.”