Club Car leaders and other representatives of the coalition representing the United States’ leading manufacturers of golf and personal transportation vehicles (PTVs)  recently traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with Congressional leaders and seek support as the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) prepares to make a final determination in the antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) case concerning Chinese low-speed vehicle imports.

The meetings come at a critical time in the trade case, with the ITC’s final decision on tariffs expected within a couple of weeks. The AD/CVD petition, filed by domestic manufacturers in 2024, has seen early success as the Department of Commerce investigation found that Chinese exporters flooded the U.S. market with unfairly priced and heavily subsidized vehicles—threatening American manufacturing jobs and the industry. As a result, preliminary tariffs have been applied ranging from 200-500% on illegally imported carts.

“Despite recent misleading claims, Club Car vehicles are not merely assembled—they are built in Georgia and support a deep network of American suppliers, engineers, and manufacturing workers,” said Mark Wagner, President and CEO of Club Car.

Club Car, based in Augusta, Georgia, has been an anchor of American manufacturing for over six decades. At the Augusta facility, Club Car has a large scale operations facility, transportation and logistics, engineering, design and automotive style testing facilities, customer service, custom solutions and executive leadership. The more than 900 employees that directly support the Georgia based global headquarters and main manufacturing facility are at the core of the Club Car values and commitment to build quality and safety that gives customers peace of mind and follow federal guidelines for low-speed vehicles.

“Illegally dumped imports threaten our business and the broader network of American suppliers and skilled workers who contribute to our production process,” said Mark Wagner, President of Club Car. “We are committed to support domestic industry and jobs and went to Washington to ask our elected officials to support efforts that create a level playing field for American manufacturers who play by the rules.” 

The Capitol Hill discussions focused on building bipartisan momentum behind strong enforcement of U.S. trade laws, support for enforcement of tariff rulings at the border and securing fair competition for American manufacturers as the ITC concludes its investigation.