BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, VW used parts made with Chinese forced labor, Senate report finds
Source: CBS News/AP
Updated on: May 20, 2024 / 3:51 PM EDT
BMW, Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor, a U.S. Senate investigation found, resulting in a call by lawmakers for stricter enforcement.
The automakers said in response to the Senate report released Monday that they've taken action to bring their cars into compliance with the law.
The Senate Finance Committee's two-year probe revealed that BMW imported to the U.S. at least 8,000 MINI vehicles containing parts produced by JWD after the Chinese supplier was sanctioned in December for its links to China's labor program in the far western region of Xinjiang.
The report said Jaguar Land Rover imported replacement parts including components made by JWD even after the automaker had been informed of the presence of the problematic product in its supply chain. Volkswagen, however, disclosed to the U.S. border authorities that a shipment of its vehicles contained parts made by JWD, according to the report.
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Link to Senate Finance Committee NEWS RELEASE - Automakers Shipped Cars and Parts Made by Chinese Company Banned for Forced Labor to the United States; Car Companies Are Failing to Police Their Supply Chains For Chinese Components Made with Forced Labor, Finance Committee Majority Staff Investigation Finds
Link to Senate Finance Committee REPORT (download page for PDF) - https://www.finance.senate.gov/download/insufficient-diligence_-car-makers-complicit-with-ccp-forced-labor
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