U.S. automakers have urged Trump, who is due to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this month, not to allow Chinese automakers access to the U.S. market.

A U.S. Senator claims that Trump may be warming up to the idea of Chinese EVs in America, and a meeting between the countries this month could move the needle.

President Donald Trump has expressed his willingness to permit Chinese automakers to set up production plants in the United States, provided they hire American workers. He…