A Senate inquiry found BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for using forced labor.
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.
'Jaguar Land Rover said in a statement that the subcomponent mentioned in the report 'was used in a prior generation of technology and is not in current JLR vehicles for sale.' The company also said that once it was notified that the Chinese manufacturer was on the sanctions list, it immediately stopped shipment of the affected parts and all existing inventory containing the component was 'quarantined for destruction.
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