Volkswagen says 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. Rights campaigners have for years accused Beijing of a crackdown against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang,
VW sells plant in Chinese region of Xinjiang
The facility was built in 2013 by VW in partnership with its joint venture partner SAIC, which is also owned by the Shanghai government. SAIC, VW’s largest JV partner in China, has long resisted requests by VW to sell the plant in Xinjiang — which has not produced cars since the pandemic — after reports of forced labour and detention of the mainly Muslim Uyghur ethnic group in the region,
Exclusive-VW to exit Xinjiang operation; will sell plant, test tracks, sources say
Volkswagen will exit its controversial plant in China's Xinjiang region after it and its Chinese partner agreed to sell the asset to a Shanghai government-owned buyer, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
VW confirms plans to exit controversial Xinjiang operation
Volkswagen will exit its controversial plant in China's Xinjiang region, after years of investor pressure to abandon its presence in the region, where rights groups have documented abuses including mass forced labor in detention camps.
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