China, Xinjiang and Volkswagen

Volkswagen to Exit China’s Xinjiang Region After 12 Years
The automaker has long been criticized by human rights activists for doing business in the territory, where China has repressed Muslim ethnic groups.
Volkswagen’s China Joint Venture to Exit Xinjiang
Volkswagen should take further steps to insulate itself from state-imposed forced labor by ensuring its Chinese joint ventures and suppliers adopt and enforce the same human rights and environmental standards as the company’s German operations.
Volkswagen Sells Plant In China’s Xinjiang Region After Years Of Forced Labor Allegations
Earlier this year, the U.S. blocked imports of several Porsche, Bentley, and Audi vehicles amid concerns that they contained a Chinese-made part that violated U.S. forced labor laws.
Volkswagen Sells Controversial Xinjiang Factory in China
VW and its local partner sold a production site in the Xinjiang region that had previously brought increased scrutiny on the automaker over human-rights concerns.
SAIC Volkswagen agrees to sell controversial Xinjiang, China, auto plant
Germany's Volkswagen Group and its Chinese partner have sold a factory in the Xinjiang region of China, where accusations of forced labor dogged the facility for many years.
Volkswagen divests from controversial plant in China's Xinjiang
German carmaker Volkswagen is withdrawing from its controversial involvement in a factory in China's Xinjiang province, which has attracted criticism over alleged human-rights abuses of the Uighur minority.
Volkswagen and Chinese partner SAIC to sell joint venture plant in west China’s Xinjiang
Volkswagen and SAIC Motor say they have agreed to extend their 40-year-old automaking joint venture in China until 2040.
Volkswagen To Sell Operations In China's Xinjiang
German car giant Volkswagen said Wednesday it would sell its operations in China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing has been accused of widespread human rights abuses including forced labour.
VW’s controversial Xinjiang plant sale signals strategic shift in China
VW sells assets to address political risks and cut excess capacity, while extending its partnership with to regain market share in China Volkswagen's (VW) sale of a controversial plant in China will come as a relief to the German carmaker,
Volkswagen sells its car plant in Xinjiang, citing ‘economic reasons’
Volkswagen has sold its plant in Xinjiang, a region in northwestern China beset by accusations of human rights abuses, citing ...
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World Uyghurs Congress welcomes Volkswagen's exit from Xinjiang region, calls for industry-wide accountability
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) welcomed Volkswagen (VW) announcement that it will sell its plant in East Turkistan, a region ...
Volkswagen to Exit Xinjiang Amid Economic Pressures and Human Rights Controversies
Volkswagen announces the sale of its Xinjiang operations, citing economic reasons amid human rights allegations and slowing ...
VW buckles after years of pressure to sell up in Xinjiang
Volkswagen will sell its operations in China's Xinjiang, it said on Wednesday, after years of mounting pressure to abandon ...