The China Challenge: Excluding Mexican/Chinese EVs From the United States

Part II of this Article summarizes the rules applicable to trade in passenger vehicles under the USMCA and WTO rules. Part III looks at the rationale for BYD and perhaps other Chinese auto producers to build factories in Mexico. Part IV examines the legal and practical options for BYD, and other Chinese autos and SUVs assembled in Mexico to penetrate the U.S. market. It also examines the actions available to the U.S. government to exclude those imports from the United States.

Part V examines the implications of the exclusion policies for the United States, China, and Mexico that appear likely to be followed by either Democratic or Republican administrations in the foreseeable future. The article concludes with a brief summary and recommendations.