China’s commerce ministry has urged the U.S. to drop proposed restrictions on Chinese auto software and hardware, saying it will take the “necessary measures” to protect national companies.

The Biden administration's proposed ban on Chinese connected-car technology could prove its strongest weapon yet to fend off an onslaught of cheap Chinese electric vehicles that has upended the global auto industry.

Federal officials acknowledged that few Chinese vehicles were on U.S. roads now, but said that the administration wanted to take proactive measures to strengthen national security.

The US is planning to ban certain hardware and software made in China and Russia from cars, trucks and buses in the US due to security risks. Officials said they were worried that the technology in question,

Slapping a 100 percent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles apparently isn't enough to protect American national security. The Department of Commerce is

Citing spying concerns, the Commerce Department called for restrictions on the use of software and hardware from U.S. adversaries.

The Commerce Department said hardware and software components in cars could allow foriegn adversaries to collect data on Americans and manipulate vehicles.

The Commerce Department said Friday that new rules proposed to ban Chinese connected vehicles and key Chinese software and vehicle hardware in American cars could cut U.S. auto sales by up to 25,841 vehicles per year and raise prices.

The U.S. government has proposed a ban on Chinese and Russian software and hardware in connected and autonomous vehicles.

The United States has announced a complete ban on vehicles using software developed in China and Russia, citing national security concerns. The Biden administration has proposed prohibiting the sale and import of connected vehicles with software originating from these countries.

The White House has published an official ‘fact sheet’ to keep us all informed about the threats to US national security from connected cars