--- title: "Tesla Now Requiring Its American Cars To Be Built Without Chinese Parts: TDS" date: "2025-11-17" modified: "2025-11-17" authors: - name: "Joel Feder" job_title: "Director of Content and Product" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/joel-feder" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/tesla-now-requiring-its-american-cars-to-be-built-without-chinese-parts-tds" categories: - "News" - "The Downshift" --- # Tesla Now Requiring Its American Cars To Be Built Without Chinese Parts: TDS ![Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025.]() *Tesla Cybertruck electric vehicles sit parked in a storage lot in San Diego, California on April 11, 2025. \Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images\* Good morning and welcome to *The Downshift*, or *TDS* for short. Light, tight, and right, *TDS* gathers the latest automotive news from around the globe and places it in one spot. Stories are summarized in a single, sometimes long, sentence accompanied by a link for those seeking more information. 🚨 Just a reminder that I'm in Los Angeles this week for 2026 World Car of the Year awards testing, the 2025 LA Auto Show, and some time with Volvo. That's why *TDS* is a smidge later than normal and probably will be for the rest of this week. The first cup of coffee is in progress and it's a chilly, wet Monday in LA. Let's get into it. 🚘 What I’m driving: The 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S was left back in Minneapolis and I grabbed the keys to a 2026 Cadillac Vistiq Sport for the week here in LA with instant impressions being extremely favorable all around. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Tesia is now [requiring suppliers to exclude China-sourced components]() for its U.S.-made vehicles due to geopolitical and tariff costs. πŸ€” Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda went on a [smiling MAGA star-spangled banner offensive]() driving an F-150 in Japan while hosting a NASCAR showcase wearing a Trump-Vance MAGA shirt and MAGA hat. πŸ’Έ Jaguar Land Rover [reported a quarterly loss of almost $750 million](), most of which is being attributed to the crippling cyberattack that halted production entirely, which was a massive swing form the $375 million profit recorded in the same time period last year. πŸš™ Audi reportedly plans to [build a Land Rover Defender competitor]() in the U.S. on the Scout platform with an extended-range electric powertrain. πŸ“ˆ Mitsubishi [vowed to rebuild U.S. sales]() with a "strategic shift" in product offensive plans. πŸš— TVR is back with [plans for a new V8-powered sports]() car along with an EV. 🏒 Ford provided a [peek inside its new world headquarters](), which marks a new era after 70 years in the Glass House. πŸ”΅ BMW's [bringing back some retro colors]() for a special M340i. 🏁 Despite the road car being dead, the [Camaro ZL1 returns]() for a new season of NASCAR. *Have feedback on the formatting of TDS? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Overseeing what you see, read, touch, hear, and interact with from the vast lakes of Minnesota, Joel Feder shapes how The Drive looks and operates as the head of content and product initiatives. On a daily basis, Joel leads the newsroom and editorial staff playing point on both short-term coverage and long-term strategic plans. His mission is to help ensure The Drive shapes the future of automotive media by helping the team execute original reporting, breaking news, and exclusive opportunities. Regarded as an industry insider and recognized by colleagues, fellow journalists, and manufacturers as a point-person and leader in the industry, Joel owns and runs the largest automotive professionals group on Facebook in an effort to serve and help others. Joel serves as a juror for the World Car Awards. In addition, he is the board chair and chair of the governance and nominating committee for Move Forward MN, a local non-profit that helps at-risk youth with barrier-free mental health and housing services. While you’re reading this he’s either on his computer or iPhone chasing the latest news or drafting a story. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Bluesky]() [Email]()