Originally founded in Suzhou, China, at the end of 1998, Higer Bus Company Limited (HIGER) has worked hard throughout the years to become an industry leader in coach and bus manufacturing. We will continue this strategy to offer you the best quality service and supply you with our top notch vehicle solutions for your travel needs.
  • 2016-2020
  • 2011-2015
  • 2006-2010
  • 2001-2005
  • 1998-2000
2016-2020
  • 2020

    2020

    On August 20, 2020 the 7th “Awarding Ceremony of Best Employer in Greater Suzhou And Employer Brand” was celebrated in the studio of Suzhou Broadcasting System. Higer Bus has been awarded the “Best Employer” for three consecutive years. This not only demonstrates the overall strength and image of Higer Bus, but also recognizes its influence as a brand.
  • 2020

    2020

    Till August 2020, Higer has ranked among "China's 500 Most Valuable Brands" for the 13th consecutive year with brand value of 50.687 billion yuan, and has become China's fastest-growing bus manufacturer, a national bus export base enterprise and one of China's Top 100 Informatized Enterprises.
  • 2020

    2020

    In response to the overseas COVID-19, Higer planned the "Higer is with You" branding campaign on March, and purchased more than 150,000 masks and sent them to 50 countries.
  • 2019

    2019

    On October 18th-23rd, Busworld Brussels 2019 was held in Brussels Expo. The event, a professional bus expo organized by BAAV, has a history of 46 years. At present, it is the world’s largest and oldest bus expo. With new hosting city and exhibition hall, the event is attracting greater attention this year.
  • 2019

    2019

    174 HIGER city buses were officially delivered to Serbia in 2019
  • 2019

    2019

    On September 4, National People’s Congress (NPC) Vice Chairman Wang Dongming headed a visit to Higer, The delegation was warmly welcomed by Vice Party Secretary and Vice President Xu Jianping of Chuang Yuan Group, Party Secretary and President Chen Dulian of Higer and Chief Engineer Li Chun of Higer.
  • 2019

    2019

    On June 26, the 16th World Brand Summit & News Release for China’s 500 Most Valuable Brands was held in Beijing. HIGER, whose brand value reached RMB 44.681 billion, was included in the list for the 12th year in a row, taking the 129th place this year. With its brand value increasing every year, HIGER has made the history of brand value rise with its dedication and determination.
  • 2019

    2019

    On 16 August, 2019 the 6th Brand Show of Greater Suzhou Best Employer & Awarding Ceremony of Best Employer were held in Hilton Suzhou. Thanks to its wonderful employer brand image and excellent CSR fulfillments results, HIGER excelled out of the thousands of candidates and won the highest award the Best Employer of Greater Suzhou in 2019.
  • 2018

    2018

    HIGER Buses Serve 2018 FIFA World Cup
  • 2018

    2018

    120 Scania-Higer luxury coaches serving the HZMB as single-story shuttle buses in 2018
  • 2017

    2017

    In June, Cuba’s National Assembly President of People’s Power Mr.Esteban Lazo Hernandez visited HIGER
  • 2017

    2017

    In October, HIGER Debuts at Busworld Europe Kortrijk in Belgium
  • 2016

    2016

    On April 22, the Higer Bus 5th Overseas Business Conference took place in Suzhou Intercontinental Hotel, which attracted over 200 dealers and cooperation partners.
  • 2016

    2016

    The Senegalese President Macky Sall visited HIGER during the G20 Summit in September 2016
  • 2016

    2016

    On September 1, the Mayor of Belgrade Sinisa Mali attended the ceremony for the official operation of HIGER UCAP ultracapacitor buses in the capital of Serbia
  • 2016

    2016

    On July 12, 2016, 50 BOSCH senior executives including Mr. Christoph Kübel, member of Board of Management, and Mr. Patrick Leinenbach, General Manager of Bosch Automotive Products (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, visited HIGER during the Bosch Global Management Conference
  • 2016

    2016

    On 15th September, HIGER held a grand handover ceremony of the first 5 Ultracapacitor Buses in Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 2016

    2016

    On October 20, HIGER signed a cooperation agreement with China National Automotive Industry International Corporation (CNAICO) to develop new markets in South America
  • 2016

    2016

    On November 9 the SCANIA-HIGER new luxury coach manufacturing plant was officially put into operation, marking a new milestone in the history of HIGER
2011-2015
  • 2015

    2015

    On June 16, 2015, the annual list of China’s 500 Most Valuable Brands was officially released in Beijing. According to World Brand Lab, based on financial data analysis, consumer behavior and brand influence, HIGER made its way into the list for eight consecutive years, ranking the 129th place in 2015, up from last year’s 134th place, with a brand value reaching 20.286 billion RMB.
  • 2014

    2014

    In 2014, after 16 years of constant research and growth, HIGER sales exceeded 10 billion Chinese Yuan.
  • 2013

    2013

    On May 19, 2013, the foundation laying ceremony of the HIGER New Energy Bus plant was officially held. The first phase of the project amounted to 1.5 billion Chinese Yuan. After its completion, the annual production capacity of the base will reach 10,000 new energy bus units.
  • 2013

    2013

    On May 22, 2013, HIGER launched G-BOS II at the Beijing International Exhibition of Buses, Trucks and Vehicle Components.
  • 2013

    2013

    In September 2013, the First HIGER American Business Conference was held in Santiago de Chile. The conference was attended by HIGER distributors from 12 countries and regions, including US, Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Panama and Chile.
  • 2012

    2012

    In September 2012, the HIGER Light Duty Vehicle plant in Kunshan was set into production.
  • 2011

    2011

    In June 2011, HIGER started to manufacture light commercial vehicles.
2006-2010
  • 2010

    2010

    In December 2010, the company made a sales achievement of 20,000 vehicles a year.
  • 2010

    2010

    In July 2010, HIGER Bus G-BOS System was launched. The system integrates the functions of GPS, driving recorder, fuel consumption recorder, maintenance management, remote breakdown analysis and stitches matching.
  • 2009

    2009

    In March 2009, HIGER passed the requirements of the Inspection Exemption of Import and Export Commodities from the Chinese National Administration.
  • 2009

    2009

    On January 18, 2009, HIGER Bus Company Limited celebrated the 10th anniversary of its establishment.
  • 2008

    2008

    In August 2008, 1500 HIGER bus units served at the 29th Summer Olympic Games held in Beijing, China.
  • 2007

    2007

    In March 2007, HIGER and SCANIA jointly researched and developed the SCANIA HIGER A90 High-class Deluxe Coach.
  • 2006

    2006

    In September 2006, HIGER launched the A80 export-based luxury bus in cooperation with the Swedish SCANIA Group.
  • 2006

    2006

    In December 2006, 500 HIGER bus units served the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
2001-2005
  • 2005

    2005

    In December 2005, HIGER's annual output and sales exceeded 10,000 units for the first time.
  • 2005

    2005

    In May 2005, HIGER Bus Customer Service Call Center was officially put into operation, becoming the first bus industry specific customer center in China.
  • 2004

    2004

    In March 2004, HIGER was awarded with the "Best Safety Equipment Prize" at the BAAV World Bus Exposition.
  • 2004

    2004

    In February 2004, HIGER V Series bus was officially launched into the market.
  • 2003

    2003

    In July 2003, HIGER successfully passed the international ISO/TS16949 certification issued by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and the "Technical Committee" of ISO.
  • 2003

    2003

    In June 2003, a new 400,000 square meter factory was established and put into production in Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP).
1998-2000
  • 1999

    1999

    In September 1999, 1000 complete vehicles were manufactured.
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Privacy Statement


PRIVACY STATEMENT

We understand theimportance of privacy to you and will fully respect your privacy. This PrivacyStatement is intended to help you understand the personal information weprocess and how we ensure that your rights and privacy are respectedaccordingly, in an easy-to-read and navigable form.


Please read thefollowing sections to learn how we collect, use, and protect your personal dataand your rights as a data subject. This statement applies to the products andservices provided by Higer Bus Company Limited (" Us ", "our" orthe "Company").


1. How do we get the data

We may collect thefollowing two types of data:

* Data from or about you

* Data from you or about your vehicle


When you communicate with us prior to purchase

When you visit ourwebsite and contact our business personnel regarding product information(including on-site, telephone, email, online instant messaging, etc.), we maycollect personal data from you or about you for the purpose of communicatingwith you and processing your request.


Personal data from you or about you

Data category

Data description

Usage

Contact information

Contact person, contact number, address, location, E-mail

Communicate with you, process your requests and provide products or services for you


When you are a customer of Higer Bus

If you are the ownerof product or service of Higer Bus, we may also collect information from orabout you, your vehicle, for the delivery of your order and to fulfill yourservice request.


Personal data from you or about you

Data category

Data description

Usage

Order information

Vehicle series/model, contact person, contact number, email address, dealer name and address

Order delivery and fulfill your service request

Financial information

Payment method, account information

Process your payment


Information from or about your vehicle

Data category

Data description

Usage

Vehicle data

Vehicle series/model, factory number, vehicle identification number (VIN code), TBOX code, SIM card number, vehicle configuration, vehicle location data

Meet your product and service requests

Safety analysis data

Data on vehicle performance, usage, operation and vehicle health, log information, cybersecurity monitoring data

Provide you with vehicle maintenance (including vehicle remote diagnostics) and continuous improvement of your vehicle based on your consent or a contract we have with you

Vehicle maintenance record

service date, mileage, maintenance information description, maintenance cost, part details

Provide you with continuous maintenance service

Typically,you provide this data to us, but in some cases, we may collect data about youfrom third parties or public records. We protect data obtained from such thirdparties in accordance with the practices described in this Privacy Statement.


2. Howdo we use data

We may process the data we collect for the following purposes:

i.  Communicate withyou, respond to your needs, and fulfill your requests;

ii. Perform contractualobligations, such as: provide services that customer requested, provideon-board functions on demand, provide remote diagnostics, remote monitoring,and support vehicle maintenance;

iii. Continuous improveour products and services.


We will not sell your personal data to any person or organization at anytime for any purpose whatever.

If you would like to review, modify your data, or withdraw your consent,you can contact us by email to Privacy@higer.com

Data may be processed electronically in IT systems or manually in paperform. Data processing will comply with the principles of fairness, legality andtransparency throughout its life cycle and comply with applicable laws andregulations to ensure data security and confidentiality.


3. Impact of failure to provide data

Submissionof data was never mandatory. However, failure to provide the required data,which is marked as required, may prevent us from providing the services orproducts you require, or may cause us to provide the services or products yourequire less than ideal. On the other hand, if the data marked as optional isnot provided, you can obtain the service or receive the product in any case.


4. How do we share your data

We are a company specializing in themanufacture of buses, and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations regarding datastorage and cross-border transfer of data, data may be shared and passed on tothe trustee, such as: Our subsidiaries, affiliates, and joint ventures, serviceproduct suppliers, authorized resellers, distributors and business partners inor outside the People's Republic of China in which we are directly orindirectly involved have specific contractual obligations and may only use themfor the purposes described above.


Data may be provided to othertrusted trustees in order to fulfill legal obligations, manage and maintain thesecurity of the Company, protect the rights or property of the Company, andrespond to orders from relevant government authorities.


In such cases, the abovecompanies or organizations must strictly comply with our privacy and dataprotection requirements and must not use the personal data they receive from usfor any other purpose.


5. Cross-border data transmission

Higer Bus CompanyLimited is committed to the researchand development, production, and sales of large, medium and light passengercars, with a market covering nearly 150 countries and regions. In order toprovide you with products or services, your data may be transferred to theterritory of the People's Republic of China, including storing such data indigital or physical databases managed on our behalf. Database management anddata processing are limited to the above data processing purposes, and we willperform the necessary assessments required by laws and regulations and meet therequirements of privacy protection laws to ensure that data is adequatelyprotected.


If you are located in the European Economic Area, we ensure that thecross-border transfer of your personal data is carried out in accordance withapplicable privacy regulations and that appropriate technical and organizationalsafeguards have been established. If you have any questions, please contact usat Privacy@higer.com.


6. Retain your personal data

For the purposes stated in the Statement, we will retain and maintain yourpersonal data in our systems and files for the shortest period permitted by lawand regulations, taking into account legal and contractual requirements whenapplicable, unless the storage period is extended for your benefit.


When the data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it wasprocessed, the data will be deleted or stored in a form that does not allow theidentification of the data subject.


During the data retention period, if we receive your deletion request, wewill delete your personal data according to your request, unless it needs to beretained for a certain period according to the requirements of relevant lawsand regulations. In all cases, we will abide by the above principles and referto the professional advice of the Privacy Management Department.


7. Your rights to your data

You may exercise your rights under applicable laws and regulations,including:

* Right to access and gain information: you have the right to receive an explanation fromthe processor as to how your personal data is processed, for what purpose andwith whom it is shared, and the right to request access to your personal data.


* Right of correction: you have the right to request the processor to correct personal data thatyou may consider inaccurate and to request the completion of incompleteinformation.


* Right of deletion: you have the right to request the processor to delete your personal data subjectto applicable laws and regulations and company shall not be delayed without reason.


* Right of data portability: you have the right to request the processor totransfer your personal data to another designated processor without beingobstructed by the processor.


* Right to withdraw consent: you can withdraw your consent to the collection,storage and processing of your personal data at any time.


You can exercise these rights by contacting us at the following emailaddress: Privacy@higer.com


If you send us a request, we may need to obtain additional personalinformation from you to verify your identity and contact you if necessary. Thisinformation, as well as other data already in our possession, will be processedin accordance with applicable law to meet your request. When necessary, certaininformation may be transferred to a subsidiary or affiliate of Higer Bus CompanyLimited as a trustee to fulfill yourrequest. Your personal data will be processed for as long as it takes toevaluate and process your request, after which your data will be archived foran appropriate period so that we can demonstrate that the request has beenprocessed correctly and in a timely manner.


8. Updates to this Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement sets out the details about your personal data that Higer Bus CompanyLimited collects and from time to timewe may develop new features or services that may require us to change thisPrivacy Statement if the scope and purpose of the data collected changes.


ThisPrivacy Statement is updated in July , 2024 . We reserve the right to modify or update this Privacy Statement at anytime to adapt to changes in laws, regulations and our processes. We will postupdates on this site from time to time, and this information is effective atthe time of Posting. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Statementto understand how we protect your information.


9. Contact us

If you have questions or comments about privacy, or submit a request forprivacy data based on the data subject's rights, please contact us at Privacy@higer.com.