Editing Volkswagen Group (section)

==== Production in Xinjiang ====
Volkswagen Group came under pressure for cooperating with the Chinese government in the region of [[Xinjiang]]. In that same region, western-funded NGOs accused the Chinese government of having [[Persecution of Uyghurs in China|committed human rights]] abuses against the [[Uyghurs|Uyghur]] minority group, which included [[Mass surveillance in China|mass surveillance]], incarceration, and forced labor. After these accusations emerged, Volkswagen responded, "We do not assume any of our employees are forced laborers."<ref name="DW-2019">{{Cite web|last=Welle (www.dw.com)|first=Deutsche|title=Volkswagen defends presence in China's Xinjiang amid uproar over Uighur abuses {{!}} DW {{!}} 26 November 2019|url=https://www.dw.com/en/volkswagen-defends-presence-in-chinas-xinjiang-amid-uproar-over-uighur-abuses/a-51427056|access-date=16 December 2020|website=DW.COM|language=en-GB}}</ref> ''[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]'' claimed that Volkswagen was operating a plant in Xinjiang at a loss in order to curry favor with the Chinese government to set up more lucrative plants in other parts of China, which Volkswagen denied, saying that the decision to set up the plant in 2012 was purely based on economics.<ref name="DW-2019" /> In November 2024, Volkswagen announced it would sell the plant to Shanghai Motor Vehicle Inspection Certification.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2025 |title=VW buckles after years of pressure to sell up in Xinjiang |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/vw-exit-xinjiang-operation-with-sales-local-plant-test-track-sources-say-2024-11-27/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |work=Reuters |language=en-GB}}</ref>