01/14/2026 at 10:00AM
Full committee hearing with the chief executives of U.S. automakers.
Witnesses:
- Mary Barra, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors
- Antonio Filosa, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Stellantis
- Lars Moravy, Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Tesla
- Jim Farley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company
The One Big Brutal Bill Act and the Trump regime have taken steps to effectively repeal Biden-era CAFE standards. This hearing will, in the words of the climate-science-denying Commerce Republicans, “examine how radical global warming regulations and mandated technologies have driven up the cost of vehicles for American consumers.”
Sen. Cruz statement:
“Americans have been clear that they are hyper-focused on affordability – and so is this committee. The average price of a car has more than doubled in the past decade, driven up by onerous government-mandated technologies and radical environmental regulations. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act took crucial steps to drive costs down with the repeal of the EV mandate and CAFE standards, but we must do more. This hearing will examine how government interference continues to make vehicles expensive and out of reach for American customers and how we can restore competition and choice.”