Stellantis-Backed Groups Demand Uphold 2025 Cybersecurity Rule Blocking Chinese Cars
Stellantis and four other major auto trade groups urged the administration to uphold a 2025 U.S. Commerce Department cybersecurity regulation that blocks nearly all Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market. They also called on the president to reject Chinese automakers’ proposals to build U.S. plants, warning such moves threaten American competitiveness and industrial security.
1. Industry Groups’ Call to Block Chinese Automakers
Stellantis joined the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the National Automobile Dealers Association, the American Automotive Policy Council and other major trade bodies in a letter urging the administration to maintain existing restrictions on Chinese vehicles. The letter warned that allowing Chinese carmakers access—whether through imports or U.S. production—poses a direct threat to American competitiveness, national security and the domestic automotive industrial base.
2. Overview of 2025 Cybersecurity Rule
A U.S. Commerce Department regulation set to take effect in 2025 effectively bars nearly all Chinese-made vehicles from U.S. roads by imposing stringent cybersecurity requirements on connected cars. The rule has so far prevented Chinese automakers from selling EVs and traditional vehicles in the U.S., and the groups insist it must remain fully enforced.
3. Implications for Stellantis and U.S. Market
Upholding these restrictions would shield Stellantis and other domestic manufacturers from intensified price and technology competition from Chinese entrants. Conversely, any relaxation could open the door to government-backed Chinese automakers and battery producers establishing U.S. plants, potentially undermining market share and investment plans of established automakers.