Harris Group seeks bus business

Chinese-built Higer buses and coaches will be imported to the UK by Maxus importer Harris Group.

Higer is best-known in the UK for building high-quality touring coaches, which are sold and supported here by engine supplier Scania, but Harris Bus & Coach will offer the Azure electric bus range and V-Series diesel-powered coaches, all fully homologated and engineered for UK and Irish roads and associated operational conditions.

Harris Bus & Coach will be based at Liverpool and supported by a 10-regional dealer network and factory-trained technicians. Ten local dealerships will be established, with larger operators given the option of operating dedicated vehicle maintenance units within their own premises. Harris Bus & Coach is sending its UK dealer technicians and mobile service teams to Higer’s manufacturing HQ in Suzhou, China, for full production-line technical training. Certification is expected to be complete before the arrival of the first UK vehicles in January 2026.