Senate Republican says Chinese vehicle bill will not ban Mercedes-Benz

A sponsor of a bill to toughen a US government ‌ban on Chinese vehicles said on Tuesday that talks are ongoing to ensure that German automaker Mercedes-Benz is not banned from selling vehicles in the US. The bill approved by the Senate Commerce Committee in July would ban companies with more than 15% ownership by Chinese entities from selling vehicles in the ​U.S. Mercedes-Benz has nearly 20% passive ownership from Chinese entities. "What we're not going to do, obviously, is ban Mercedes-Benz vehicles in America," said Republican Bernie Moreno, adding, "there's concern that, can they get to 15% without debilitating their company?