Source: BYD Source: BYD The U.S. government doesn't necessarily see that as a good thing, though, and a recent bill proposes that massive penalties be laid against Chinese manufacturers if they do actually get to sell vehicles on domestic shores. Nissan Terrano PHEV Concept: All the Details Source: BYD Source: BYD Select Committee on China chairman John Moolenaar and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell have introduced a bill called the Connected Vehicle Security Act, which is laid out so that any "connected" vehicle from China, Russia, North Korea, or Iran is, effectively, banned. In the event that the companies want to eat the financial burden of a $1.5 million fee per violation of the bill, companies like BYD can, in fact, sell cars in the USA. That number isn't set in stone, and rather is based on five times the value of the transaction (up to $1.5m, or whichever is greater). The notion here is that violating the bill is essentially a way of making data-collecting cars prohibitively expensive to sell in the USA- unless they're sold by General Motors, of course. Former President Biden championed regulations like this when he was in office, though now the purpose seems more to protect the US auto industry players rather than defenseless buyers. 2027 Nissan Z: All the Details