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A US Senate probe has uncovered likely forced labour in the supply chains of Chinese-made BMW cars.

Some 8,000 models of the BMW Mini Cooper, manufactured in China, used electronic parts from Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group (JWD), one of 41 companies on the US’ Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) entity list.

Companies on the list are presumed by the US government to be manufactured by Uyghur forced labour and are banned from entering the US.

JWD’s products were added to this list ...

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