[Falkirk, 06.11.2025] Responding to a story published in The Guardian on 5 November, which stated that Danish and Norwegian authorities are investigating the risk of Chinese-made electric buses being remotely controlled by their Chinese manufacturers, the Co-Chairs of the APPG for British Buses, Euan Stainbank MP (Lab) and Jim Allister MP (TUV), said:
“We are extremely concerned by the reports that authorities in Denmark and Norway are carrying out investigations into potential security risks within Chinese manufactured buses – including the potential that the manufacturer may have remote access to the vehicles operating systems.
“Chinese buses are becoming increasingly common on UK roads. This is already having an impact on the UK bus manufacturing sector’s ability to create jobs and maintain their historic industrial base here in the UK, and on the domestic supply chain that serves it.
“This is why we have written to the UK Government today to urge that they, along with local authorities and operators, launch an urgent investigation of their own into existing Chinese buses on our streets. We also call on Ministers to halt the ever-growing market share of Chinese buses in the UK, and to back British manufacturers to protect the health of UK plc.”
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Notes to Editors
- The letter by the Co-Chairs of the APPG for British Buses, Euan Stainbank MP (Lab) and Jim Allister MP (TUV) to the UK Government is available here.
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