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The authors of bipartisan legislation to make permanent a ban on Chinese vehicles in the United States plan to use a ​fast-track procedure to win Senate approval on Thursday, as President Donald Trump meets with China's President ‌Xi Jinping, Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin told Reuters.

Japan's ​Honda Motor is ‌in the final stages of ​preparations to ​build a new hybrid ⁠vehicle production ​plant in ​Ohio, the Nikkei business daily said on ​Thursday.

The US auto safety regulator on Tuesday ​closed an investigation into rear-view camera ‌failures in 129,092 Honda Ridgeline pickup trucks, recalled in 2022, without further action.

President Donald Trump said on Friday ​he would not oppose ‌Chinese automakers buildings cars in the United States despite ​widespread opposition from ​U.S. lawmakers and car companies.

Major automakers in the U.S. are urging Congress to permanently ban the domestic sale, import and manufacturing of Chinese connected vehicles, hardware and software. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents the vast majority of companies selling vehicles in the U.S., urged Congress to enact the ban before the end of its current session on Jan. 3.

A group representing major automakers on Thursday urged ​Congress to pass legislation ‌barring Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market before the end of ​the year.

Japan's Honda aims to cut more than $9 billion in costs over the next four years ​and has instructed suppliers to drastically reduce their prices, according to internal documents and one person familiar with the matter.

Nissan Motor and Honda Motor have agreed to jointly develop key systems and software that form the core of next-generation vehicles, after a planned merger fell through last year.