Jun 11, 2024
Mini China parts probe expanded by US Senate panel
The head of the US Senate Finance Committee has expanded an investigation into BMW after the car maker was found to have imported vehicles into America that contained banned Chinese parts. In a letter to BMW North America, Senator Ron Wyden, asked the firm for more details about its supply chain, including whether it had now stopped importing banned components. BMW Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It came after a two-year long investigation by Senator Wyden's staff revealed at least 8,000 BMW Mini Cooper cars with banned parts had been imported into the US. The report found that the cars contained components made by Chinese firm Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group. "Is BMW certain that it is not currently importing vehicles containing components produced by JWD?", Senator Wyden's letter said, asking for answers by 21 June.
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