Volvo Cars, ?majority owned by China’s Geely Holding, said on Tuesday it had received approval from the U.S. government allowing it to continue selling vehicles with Chinese “connected technology” in the country.

 

In January 2025, President Joe Biden’s administration finalized rules effectively barring nearly all Chinese cars and trucks from the U.S. market, as part of a crackdown on vehicle software and hardware from China.

 

The rules included a ban on most Chinese-developed and -maintained software that took effect in March 2026 for the 2027 model year. Lawmakers have proposed making the rules even tougher.