US Lawmakers Warn Car Parts Retailers of Chinese Brand Under Investigation

The lawmakers say that Qingdao Sunsong is suspected of shipping Chinese products through Thailand in order to evade U.S. customs duties.

U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) speaks during hearings on President Donald Trump's first budget on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 28, 2017. Zach Gibson/Getty Images

The bipartisan House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party urged auto parts retailers on Sept. 6 to take caution in purchasing or selling parts from Chinese brand Qingdao Sunsong, which is currently subject to a federal investigation for trade fraud.

“Public company disclosures reveal that U.S. auto part retailers like AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, and O’Reilly Auto Parts account for more than 40 percent of [Qingdao Sunsong’s] sales,” Committee Chair John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) wrote in a letter, joined by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Glenn Ivey (D-Md.), and Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa).