Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) asked President Joe Biden 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.
In the letter 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.
“If Chinese electric vehicles are allowed to enter the U.S. market, it could decimate the American auto industry,” Brown said, noting that American automakers and autoworkers “cannot, and should not be expected to compete.”
There are currently no Chinese-made EVs for sale in the U.S. But Brown’s letter comes as the Alliance
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