U.S. manufacturers urge Trump to keep Chinese vehicles out

(Nathan Bomey – Axios) U.S. manufacturers are pleading with the Trump administration not to allow the Chinese auto industry “to wheedle its way in” to the American market. President Trump is visiting China at a time when sky-high gas prices and inflation concerns have reignited calls for allowing cheap Chinese vehicles into the U.S. The Alliance for American Manufacturing on Wednesday asked members to exhort the White House and Congress not to allow Chinese vehicles onto American roads. “If Chinese automakers are allowed to ship their excess stock to the United States, our auto supply chain will collapse under the weight of these dumped vehicles,” Scott Paul, president of AAM, said in an open letter. – Trump China trip: U.S. manufacturers urge president to keep Chinese vehicles out