Li Shufu

And they also throw in there for good measure, Russia, Iran or North Korea.

Mercedes-Benz has about 10%, it's just under 10%, BAIC, and about the same from Geely founder Li Shufu.

Taken together, that means Mercedes-Benz has to do a couple of things.

Untangle itself from China's investment, which is possible, or stop trading in the United States.

There was concern after the Senate Commerce Committee approved a bill in July that would ban companies with more than 15% Chinese ownership from selling vehicles in the country.

Mercedes exceeds that threshold since the BAIC Group and Geely founder Li Shufu both hold a nearly 10% stake in the automaker.

Senator Moreno also says there are discussions to ensure that Volvo, which is majority owned by Geely, can continue selling vehicles in the US, but not all Geely-linked brands are as lucky.

Moreno says Aston Martin and Lotus could be banned because of the law.

The founder, this is one of the great entrepreneur founder stories of China is Eric Li.

His name is Li Shufu.

He's the founder of Geely and now Zeker.

And, you know, he's got just the coolest backstory, if you haven't heard it.

Yes, because Mercedes-Benz is about 10% of Mercedes-Benz shares are owned by BAIC, the Beijing Automotive Industries Corporation.

And another 10% is owned by Li Shufu, the founder of Geely.

And so potentially, I mean, I've read I was reading through the bill as it is right now.

A few days ago, this would basically ban Mercedes-Benz would also ban Volvo and potentially other brands from the United States market, even though Mercedes-Benz and Volvo both make vehicles here.