The Alliance for Automotive Innovation asked Congress to make bans on Chinese connected vehicles, software, and hardware permanent.
Existing US policy imposes a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made vehicles entering the US.
The alliance says Chinese connected vehicles collect large amounts of driver and route data that could end up in Beijing.
Chinese automakers have not sold a single connected car in the United States yet, and the country's biggest manufacturers want to make sure that stays permanent. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation sent Congress a letter this week asking lawmakers to lock the door before it ever opens.
The group, which represents most major automakers selling vehicles in the US, wants a permanent ban on Chinese connected vehicles, software, and hardware passed before this session of Congress ends. Reuters first reported the push on September 3.
