{"id":191503,"date":"2026-08-12T10:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=191503"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:31:09","slug":"belgian-army-dumps-china-built-ds-9-over-spying-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/08\/12\/belgian-army-dumps-china-built-ds-9-over-spying-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Het Belgische leger doet de in China gebouwde DS 9 van de hand uit vrees voor spionage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Het Belgische leger zal vanaf september geen in China gebouwde dienstauto\u2019s meer aanschaffen voor zijn hoogste officieren, vanwege toenemende bezorgdheid over spionage en cyberveiligheid. Dit besluit houdt in dat de DS 9, een luxe sedan van het Franse merk die uitsluitend in China wordt gebouwd, niet langer zal worden aangeschaft voor de generale staf.<\/p><p>Deze zaak illustreert hoe snel het veiligheidsdebat rond connected cars in Europa aan het verschuiven is. Belgi\u00eb is niet het eerste land dat maatregelen neemt. Polen heeft Chinese voertuigen al de toegang tot beveiligde militaire installaties ontzegd. 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The decision means the DS 9, a French-branded luxury saloon built exclusively in China, will no longer be procured for the general staff.The case illustrates how quickly the security debate around connected cars is shifting in Europe. Belgium is not the first country to act. Poland has already barred Chinese-made vehicles from protected military installations. 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