Germany has restricted the entry of Chinese cars into sensitive military areas for security reasons due to camera and sensor technology. The German press quotes at least three brands.
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13/11/2026
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Chinese cars from some manufacturers will be prevented from entering some sensitive military spaces in Germany. These are security concerns.
Der Spiegel points out that this is a decision within a broader package of measures by the German Armed Forces – which also includes Chinese-made drones.
A list of concrete models is not known, despite circulating within the German forces. The aforementioned body mentions “manufacturers like BYD, Geely and Nio“.
The vehicles concerned can no longer enter certain military areas. Even if they are members of the armed forces – who will have to park the vehicles elsewhere.
Concerns relate to possibility that sensors and cameras installed in cars can be used to capture sensitive data and images that they can then stay at the access of the chinese authorities.
Germany is not the only country to impose restrictions
In recent years, other countries have moved towards vehicle movement restrictions. Including China itself, which prevented the Tesla from entering some military and government areas as early as 2021.
At the beginning of the year, Chéquia banned vehicles manufactured in China from entering four industrial zones for fear of cybersecurity and espionage. And in Japan, it was the United States of America that banned BYD's cars from an air base for safety reasons, reported to Reuters at the end of last month.
In recent days, a group of 14 MEPs have asked the European Commission to scrutinise BYD's cars to see if they could pose a threat to Community security and should therefore be included on a high-risk list.