Volkswagen has sold its plant in Xinjiang, a region in northwestern China beset by accusations of human rights abuses, citing “economic reasons.” “There is no business case for (the plant ...

Exiled members of China’s Uyghur minority group accuse Beijing of human rights violations and say the Communist Party chief in the Xinjiang region where most of them are from has been more heavy ...

Volkswagen AG will end its activities in Xinjiang, bowing to pressure from investors concerned about possible human-rights abuses in the western Chinese region. The German carmaker’s local ...

HONG KONG -- Volkswagen announced on Wednesday that its China joint venture had sold its factory and test track facilities in the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang, citing "economic reasons ...

BEIJING: German car giant Volkswagen said on Wednesday (Nov 27) it would sell its operations in China's Xinjiang region, where Beijing has been accused of widespread human rights abuses including ...

German car giant VW said that it would sell its factory and test track in Xinjiang for "economic reasons." China has been accused of using forced labor from ethnic Uyghurs in the region.

Nov. 27 (UPI) --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.

German automotive giant Volkswagen confirmed Wednesday that it would sell its operations including the joint plant venture in China's Xinjiang region where Beijing has been accused of widespread human ...

The German automaker and SAIC will sell the plant to Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Certification (SMVIC), a subsidiary of state-owned Shanghai Lingang Development Group, the sources said.

BANGKOK — Volkswagen and Shanghai’s SAIC Motor have agreed to sell a factory in China’s far western Xinjiang region that drew criticism due to accusations by western governments of human ...