China, Xinjiang and Volkswagen

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.
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’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 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.
VW And SAIC Extend Deal To 2040, Plan New Hybrids And Range-Extender EVs, End Controversial Xinjiang Plant
SAIC Volkswagen is on target to introduce 18 new models, 15 of them specifically for the Chinese market. Six of the 18 are EVs, with two of those due to arrive in 2026 using the newly locally developed “Compact Main Platform” (CMP) and zonal electric architecture.
SAIC, Volkswagen extend joint venture agreement to 2040: companies told GT
On the occasion of SAIC Volkswagen's 40th anniversary, SAIC Motor and the Volkswagen Group signed an extended joint venture (JV) agreement in Shanghai, further strengthening their long-term partnership and prolonging the joint venture period of SAIC Volkswagen 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.
SAIC, Volkswagen Extend China JV Tie-Up to 2040
Based in Anting in Shanghai's Jiading district, SAIC Volkswagen has production bases in Nanjing, Yizheng, Urumqi, Ningbo, Changsha, and other cities. In 2015, it surpassed FAW-Volkswagen Automotive, the joint venture of FAW Group and Volkswagen, to become the top-selling passenger car company in China.
Volkswagen Group advances ‘In China, for China’ strategy, extends JV with SAIC until 2040
Over the next three years alone, the Group and its brands will bring 40 new models to the Chinese market, half of which will be electrified.
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,
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VW and SAIC joint venture renewed
Volkswagen AG has extended its joint venture with SAIC by 10 years to 2040, a sign of the global carmakers' confidence in the ...
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VW Group and SAIC extend JV agreement period to 2040
At the same time, Volkswagen and SAIC are also accelerating the transformation of their joint venture company, SAIC ...
Volkswagen, Chinese partner SAIC to sell joint venture plant in west China's Xinjiang
Volkswagen and SAIC Motor are selling their Xinjiang factory following human rights concerns. They've also extended their ...