Reuters reports the outgoing Biden administration is finalizing rules that would effectively ban the sale of China-built vehicles in the United States. Commerce Department officials said automakers would have to seek “special authorization” to be exempted, a process that will begin following the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.

The long-expected move adds another item to the Trump administration’s auto industry checklist. The ban, which also applies to Russian-made vehicle and in-vehicle software, is part of a wider effort to repel technology that could present a national security risk.

Companies that could be affected (and will likely petition for exemptions) include General Motors, which builds the Buick Envision in China, and Ford, home of the China-built Lincoln Nautilus. Polestar and Volvo are owned or principally owned by China’s Geely group and build the U.S.-sold Polestar 2 and Volvo S90 there.

“We anticipate at this point that any vehicle that is manufactured in China and sold in the U.S. would fall within the prohibitions,” Commerce official Liz Cannon said.

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