Sen. Moreno Warns of Chinese Cars Entering the U.S.

[00:00:00]At a Senate hearing on transportation, Senator Moreno questioned Teamsters Deputy Director Cole Scandaglia about the economic impact of allowing Chinese-made vehicles into the US market. Watch the exchange as they discuss what it could mean for American jobs, manufacturing, and the auto industry.

[00:00:16]>> So, we understand the national security threat. What's the economic threat to having Chinese automobiles in the United States from your perspective?

[00:00:24]>> So, one of the the substantial threats that we see is is safety for the actual workforce. We were extremely disturbed when the committee held a hearing on autonomous vehicles in February.

[00:00:38]When the witness from from Waymo suggested that they had individuals located in the Philippines capable of manipulating those vehicles on our roads. That's really horrifying.

[00:00:49]The idea that you could have a driver in say a level four automated truck and someone in China could press a button and make that truck take a turn or accelerate is really horrifying to our membership and puts our members at risk. The other thing I would I would mention too, not so much about Chinese vehicles that themselves being imported, but about Chinese companies setting up shop in America and then receiving the benefit of federal transportation dollars.

[00:01:19]We're very proud to represent the employees of Gillig who have manufactured heavy-duty transit buses in Lancaster, California.

[00:01:26]They continue to be under an existential threat from BYD who came to this country, opened up manufacturing facilities while being entirely funded by the Chinese government and supported by the Chinese government. We can't compete that way and it would be a really horrible solution or horrible answer if our members and the company we represent was driven out of business by a Chinese-owned company that's uninterested, at least for the time being, in whether or not they make a profit, but wants to dominate the domestic market.

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