The automaker has long been criticized by human rights activists for doing business in the territory, where China has repressed Muslim ethnic groups.

Earlier this year, the U.S. blocked imports of several Porsche, Bentley, and Audi vehicles amid concerns that they contained a Chinese-made part that violated U.S. forced labor laws.

Volkswagen has sold a car plant in China’s Xinjiang province that has drawn scrutiny over alleged human-rights abuses.The Urumqi site, which is owned by a joint venture between VW and local partner SAIC Motor,

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.

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 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.

Bangkok — Volkswagen AG 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 rights violations.

Volkswagen and SAIC Motor say they have agreed to extend their 40-year-old automaking joint venture in China until 2040

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,