Bloomberg Surveillance · Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Despite potential openness to foreign investment, the U.S. is unlikely to allow Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) into the American market due to national security concerns, existing investment screening processes, and significant political pushback. These factors are expected to prevent such an entry.
“I think it's going to be really hard. Look, I think the president is very attracted to foreign countries investing in the United States, creating US jobs, irrespective of the sector. But there are a number of national security concerns. We have these ICTS rules. We have CFIUS and other types of investment screening. And you've got the politics around this where you've got senators and House members who are really going to push back on any efforts to allow Chinese vehicles into the United States. So while he may be open to the idea of investment more broadly, I don't really see us going down this path in terms of EVs.”