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What the golf cart industry can teach us about China’s threat to American jobs

Over $522M worth of low-speed vehicles were imported from China in 2023, more than double the 2021 figure

By Rick W. Allen Fox News

Published September 23, 2026 5:00am EDT

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This week, two very different events will put the U.S.-China relationship in the spotlight.

President Donald Trump is preparing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C. as the two countries continue negotiations over trade and other economic issues. At the same time, the world’s best golfers are gathering outside Chicago, IL for the Presidents Cup, where American and international players will compete at Medinah Country Club.

There is a connection between those events that deserves more attention: American manufacturing.

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The golfers at Medinah — and potentially President Trump himself, who has accepted the role of honorary chairman and plans to attend — will be utilizing golf carts built by Club Car at their manufacturing headquarters in Augusta, Georgia.

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It is a fitting reminder of the longstanding relationship between the great game of golf and the American manufacturers that support it. But it is becoming increasingly difficult for American........

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