Chinese EVs Absent From U.S. Roads, But Parts Under The Hood Are Alarming

For good reason, U.S. policymakers have resisted opening the domestic auto market to a flood of cheap, gasoline-powered Chinese cars and EVs. Such a move would crush Detroit into even more misery. It would accelerate the hollowing out of the nation’s industrial base (something Europe willingly did), further degrade suppliers, and weaken the country’s ability to convert truck production lines to tank production in wartime. However, while Chinese-made cars remain absent from U.S. highways, there has been a flood of Chinese auto parts, from airbags to transmissions to starters to steering systems and many other components, according to a new…