America’s approach toward foreign involvement in its auto industry is experiencing an important change-particularly with regard to China. A new effort, with bipartisan support, being undertaken in Congress seeks to implement long-term restrictions against Chinese auto companies; a sign that U.S. Anxieties regarding national security, data privacy and economic stability are intensifying. This discussion isn’t […]
A New Road Forward: Why Automakers Want a Weight-Based Fee
How we finance our roads has not changed much over decades, silently performing their part in the backdrop of daily commuting. Whenever one fills his or her vehicle, a small part of that money is used to maintain the highways, bridges and transportation systems. It is a kind of model that has been known and […]
US Senators Push to Bar Chinese Automakers from America’s Roads
There is an evident fault line in Washington over the future of the American auto industry in the high stakes environment of global manufacturing. Members of both the major political parties are raising alarm over the entry of Chinese car manufacturers in the U.S. market. Their arguments go way beyond the issue of trade, to […]