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 pulls out of Xinjiang and struggles to keep up in China
Undermined by allegations of Uyghur forced labor, the German giant has sold its plant and test track in Xinjiang and has been overtaken by strong local competition in China, the world's largest market.
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 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 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 labor.
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,
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From China woes to EV troubles, VW faces rocky road
As Volkswagen seeks to push through a drastic restructuring with billions of euros in cuts, workers nationwide on Monday ...
China's 'ruinous' EV price war cannot last forever, says Volkswagen exec
Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, is bullish about the German automaker's prospects in China and the US amid a ...
Volkswagen’s woes mount as workers go on strike across Germany
Tens of thousands of Volkswagen workers are taking part in strikes at plants across Germany Monday, marking the largest ...
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Thousands strike at Volkswagen's Germany plants
Thousands of Volkswagen workers went on strike Monday in an escalating industrial dispute, with unions warning that the ...
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German foreign minister urges China to stop backing Russia, work for Ukraine peace
BEIJING: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday (Dec 2) warned her Chinese counterpart that Beijing's support ...
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 ...
Volkswagen rejects union's proposals as clash with labour escalates
Volkswagen, under pressure from high costs and Chinese competition, rejected union proposals for cost savings on Friday, just ...
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Volkswagen Faces Labour Unrest Amid Rising Costs and Chinese Competition
Volkswagen, struggling with high costs and competition from China, has rejected union cost-saving proposals aimed at ...