Detroit Regional Chamber > WATCH | A Conversation With Sen. Elissa Slotkin

The Threat of Chinese Vehicles to Michigan and the U.S.-China Dynamic

U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin, Sandy K. Baruah, Guy Gordon, and Glenn Stevens. Jr.

On May 7, 2026, Sen. Elissa Slotkin joined Sandy K. Baruah, Detroit Regional Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer, and Glenn Stevens Jr., Executive Director of MichAuto and the Chamber’s Chief Automotive and Innovation Officer, to discuss the U.S.’s response to Chinese-controlled vehicles and what it means to the domestic automotive industry and national security.

Award-Winning Journalist Guy Gordon moderated the discussion.