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Cheap Chinese Cars Are Waiting on Detroit's Doorstep
American automakers fear an onslaught of low-cost, high-tech Chinese cars if President Trump allows them to be built in the US.
A Zeekr 9X plug-in hybrid SUV from China’s Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. at CES 2026 in January.
Photographer: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images
Fresh from storming the rest of the world, Chinese car companies have set their sights on breaking into the American market.
And nervous US automakers fear it’s just a question of when they’ll succeed.