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BMW China parts probe expanded by US Senate

João da Silva
Business reporter
Getty Images A Mini Cooper S car on the production line. Getty Images
BMW says it has "taken steps to halt the importation of affected products"

The head of the US Senate Finance Committee has expanded an investigation of BMW after the car maker was found to have imported vehicles to America that contained banned Chinese parts.

In a letter to BMW North America, Senator Ron Wyden, asked whether it had stopped importing components suspected of being made by people from China's Uyghur minority group in forced labour conditions.

BMW Group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Last month, BMW said it had "taken steps to halt the importation of affected products".

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 (JWD).

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