In response to criticism over its operations in Xinjiang, Volkswagen earlier said an audit it commissioned found no evidence of forced labor at the facility, but it was considering options for its future.
Volkswagen and Chinese partner SAIC Motor to sell joint venture plant in west China's Xinjiang
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Since then, German automaker Volkswagen AG said in June it would invest $5 billion in Rivian in a joint venture in which Rivian would share software and electrical technology with Volkswagen.
Biden administration loaning $6.6 billion to Rivian to build Georgia factory that automaker paused
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