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