BMW and Jaguar Land Rover Found Using Banned Chinese Parts, US Probe Reveals

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BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), and Volkswagen (VW) have been implicated in a U.S. congressional report for using parts from a Chinese supplier banned over alleged links to forced labor. The report, spearheaded by Senate Finance Committee chairman Ron Wyden, highlights that at least 8,000 BMW Mini Cooper cars were imported into the U.S. with components from Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group (JWD), a company on the UFLPA Entity List for presumed forced labor practices.

BMW responded by stating it maintains “strict standards and policies regarding employment practices, human rights, and working conditions,” which all direct suppliers must adhere to. The company also announced measures to halt the importation of the affected products and plans to notify customers and dealers about a service action for the impacted vehicles.

Jaguar Land Rover emphasized its commitment to human rights, stating it “takes human rights and forced labor issues seriously and has an active ongoing program of human rights protection and anti-slavery measures.” JLR confirmed it had imported spare parts containing components from JWD after the firm was banned, and is now identifying and destroying any remaining stock globally.