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SGWP spokesman, Col. Marek Pietrzak, said that “as a result of the risk analysis (…), the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army decided to introduce a ban on the entry of motor vehicles manufactured in the People's Republic of China into the areas of protected military facilities.” This includes: about location, image and sound data that can be recorded by on-board sensors and cameras.
Restrictions also for other “smart” cars
The ban will not only cover cars from China. Other vehicles equipped with devices enabling position, image or sound recording are also to be subject to restrictions. In such cases, entry to the units will be possible only after deactivating certain functions and using additional security measures. Unit commanders are also – whenever possible – to organize safe parking lots outside protected areas.
Restrictions will not apply to publicly accessible facilities, such as military hospitals, or to vehicles belonging to the army or other services, e.g. during rescue operations.
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At the same time, the General Staff asked the management of the Ministry of Defense to create a legal and technical framework that would will allow manufacturers to obtain approval in the field of information security. The aim is to “introduce transparent and non-discriminatory mechanisms for verifying the safety of vehicles offered on the Polish market, taking into account the requirements for the protection of sensitive infrastructure.”
Similar steps have already been taken by the State Protection Service, and the Police is analyzing whether and to what extent to introduce a similar ban.
Growing presence of Chinese brands in Europe
In a report from the end of last year, the Center for Eastern Studies warned that the expansion of “smart” cars by Chinese manufacturers poses risks to national security. The author of the analysis, Paulina Uznańska, pointed out that China has become a global leader in this technology, and the share of Chinese cars in Polish sales reached approximately 7% after nine months of 2025, and in October alone it exceeded 10%.
In turn, data from the Automotive Market Research Institute SAMAR show the scale of growth: in December 2025 9,821 new Chinese cars were registered in Poland – 427 percent more than a year earlier. In total, in 2025, over 49,000 buyers were found. such cars, which translated into 14.5 percent. participate in monthly registrations at the end of the year.
This is a sufficient warning signal for the military. In the era of vehicles packed with cameras and sensors, even a simple entrance to a unit's territory may become a source of sensitive data – and the army prefers not to leave this to chance.
