Volkswagen Exit Xinjiang Operations Following Human Rights Criticism

Volkswagen’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 SAIC to regain market share in China.

Volkswagen to Abandon Joint Chinese Venture Facilities in Slavery-Linked Uyghur Region

The Volkswagen Group announced on Wednesday that it was ending operations in occupied East Turkistan, which the Chinese Communist Party administers and Xinjiang "province," and selling off its facilities on the ground to a Chinese company. The post Volkswagen to Abandon Joint Chinese Venture Facilities in Slavery-Linked Uyghur Region appeared first on Breitbart.

The new supply chain regulations adopted by the United States and the European Union are forcing many companies to take a stand on the issue of exploiting Uighurs. The German car manufacturer sold the controversial Urumqi plant 'for economic reasons', but relaunched its commercial plans in China. The Japanese clothing brand: we don't use cotton from Xinjiang.

The German giant has sold a factory and a test track, affected by accusations of forced labor by the Uighur minority. It is overtaken in China, the world's largest market, by the strength of local competition.

Volkswagen Exits Xinjiang After Criticism About Complicity in Human Rights Abuses

On Wednesday, German auto manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) announced that it would sell its operations in Xinjiang. The move comes after years of pressure from rights groups that have documented the Chinese government’s grave abuses—including forced labor—against Uyghurs and other ethnic groups in the region, and the attendant complicity of Western corporations that operate there. However, based on the company’s statements, economics rather than hum…

Volkswagen to Sell Assembly Plant in Xinjiang Amid Mounting Pressure

Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would sell its operations in China’s far-western Xinjiang region, citing its need to maintain business competitiveness and emphasizing that the company is primarily geared toward manufacturing traditional gas-powered cars, a focus increasingly out of step with China’s rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Volkswagen had a joint venture assembly plant in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang—where the Chinese commun…