BMW manufactured and imported thousands of vehicles containing parts presumptively made with forced labor
As part of this effort, last month I released a report on my investigation, which found that BMW manufactured and imported thousands of vehicles containing parts presumptively made with forced labor.1 To assist with the Committee’s ongoing.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor, a Senate inquiry found, prompting lawmakers to call for stricter enforcement.
BMW sold thousands of cars in the U.S. made with Chinese forced labor, Senate report says
WASHINGTON--BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor, a Senate inquiry found, prompting lawmakers to call for stricter enforcement.
“Somehow, the Finance Committee’s oversight staff uncovered what multi-billion-dollar companies apparently could not: that BMW imported cars, Jaguar Land Rover imported parts, and VW AG manufactured cars that all included components made by a supplier banned for using Uyghur forced labor.
As part of this effort, last month I released a report on my investigation, which found that BMW manufactured and imported thousands of vehicles containing parts presumptively made with forced labor.1 To assist with the Committee’s ongoing investigation, I write to ask for additional information about BMW of North America and BMW Group’s (“BMW”) compliance with trade-based efforts by the United States to combat forced
As part of this effort, last month I released a report on my investigation, which found that BMW manufactured and imported thousands of vehicles containing parts presumptively made with forced labor.1 To assist with the Committee’s ongoing
As outlined in the Committee’s report, BMW learned that JWD would be added to the UFLPA Entity List on December 8, 2023 and acknowledged to the Committee that it received a January 11, 2024 letter from its tier 1 supplier, Lear Corporation (“Lear”), informing BMW that JWD was a BMW tier 3 supplier that manufactured LAN transformers that Lear sold to BMW.7 Despite this, BMW disclosed to the Committee that it imported at least 8,000 MINI vehicles, as well as spare parts, with JWD LAN transformers presumptively made with forced labor after December 11, 2023, and continued to import these vehicles and spare parts even after January 11, 2024, when it received written notice that the components were manufactured by a company on the UFLPA Entity List.8 The Committee is continuing to investigate several aspects of BMW’s exposure to forced labor through JWD, its tier 3 supplier.
As part of this effort, last month I released a report on my investigation, which found that BMW manufactured and imported thousands of vehicles containing parts presumptively made with forced labor.1 To assist with the Committee’s ongoing investigation, I write to ask for additional information about BMW of North America and BMW Group’s (“BMW”) compliance with trade-based efforts by the United States to combat forced labor and other serious human rights abuses in China.
As part of this effort, last month I released a report on my investigation, which found that BMW manufactured and imported thousands of vehicles containing parts presumptively made with forced labor.1 To assist with the Committee’s ongoing
As part of this effort, last month I released a report on my investigation, which found that BMW manufactured and imported thousands of vehicles containing parts presumptively made with forced labor.1 To assist with the Committee’s ongoing investigation, I write to ask for additional information about BMW of North America and BMW Group’s (“BMW”) compliance with trade-based efforts by the United States to combat forced labor and other serious human rights abuses in China.
As outlined in the Committee’s report, BMW learned that JWD would be added to the UFLPA Entity List on December 8, 2023 and acknowledged to the Committee that it received a January 11, 2024 letter from its tier 1 supplier, Lear Corporation (“Lear”), informing BMW that JWD was a BMW tier 3 supplier that manufactured LAN transformers that Lear sold to BMW.7 Despite this, BMW disclosed to the Committee that it imported at least 8,000 MINI vehicles, as well as spare parts, with JWD LAN transformers presumptively made with forced labor after December 11, 2023, and continued to import these vehicles and spare parts even after January 11, 2024, when it received written notice that the components were manufactured by a company on the UFLPA Entity List.8 The Committee is continuing to investigate several aspects of BMW’s exposure to forced labor through JWD, its tier 3 supplier.
As part of this effort, last month I released a report on my investigation, which found that BMW manufactured and imported thousands of vehicles containing parts presumptively made with forced labor.1 To assist with the Committee’s ongoing investigation, I write to ask for additional information about BMW of North America and BMW Group’s (“BMW”) compliance with trade-based efforts by the United States to combat forced
BMW, Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover purchased car parts made by a Chinese company blacklisted by the U.S. government due to their use of Uyghur forced labor, according to a new congressional report.