some of the german firms named in the report including fox fog and meditate is bents that is owned by dima and b.m.w. all 3 said they take their corporate human rights responsibilities seriously let's begin with folks fogg and folks talk and told us that the company high brought advanced material which was mentioned in the report is currently not a direct supplier of folks the firm said they were investigating the claims as well done which owns mitzi it is bends said i brought is not it's a blight of dharma and our previous investigation has revealed no further indication b.m.w. told us they couldn't comment on the report but said that suppliers are required to implement b.m.w.'s policies which prohibit the use of forced labor of china to has responded to the claims made in the report here's what a foreign ministry spokesman said. the report has no factual basis this organization has repeatedly thrown out prejudice failed policies related to the shin jang issue it's only doing so now to follow american anti china forces and smear china's efforts to oppose terrorism and fight extremism in s

dima responded to control supply chains maceda spends cost conducts risk based supply chain. in other words supplier inspections it starts with a direct supplier and proceeds along critical points in the supply chain if necessary all the way to the mining. folks wagon says. 'd our suppliers are also obliged to pass on the requirements to this sub suppliers such as rule material produces. all of the car manufacturers rely on a jointly develop standardized questionnaire for their suppliers with multiple choice questions b.m.w. says it prevents exploitation and practices that waste resources at least not always and initially ruled that out because years ago we voluntarily committed ourselves to checking from the outset that the raw materials we use actually meet our sustainability requirements to the highest degree and. however b.m.w. has no idea how the lithium in its batteries is produced or where it comes from they tell us. this is not always possible especially when companies in the supply chain cannot guarantee full transparency for reasons of competition. community leaders

la economÍa nacional se paraliza cada dÍmÁs.Ó la ley del mayor rescate empresarial y pago a la mayorÍa de los estadounidenses en toda la historia del paÍs. ilia: horas antes la cÁmara de representantes aprobÓ la medida de mÁs de dos millones de millones de dÓlares. no sin antes enfrentar duras crÍticas de algunos legisladores. janet nos cuenta. reportera: el plan de estÍmulo econÓmico esta tarde es ley. [inglÉs] reportera: el presidente firmÓ la legislaciÓn desde la oficina oval agradeciendo por la colaboraciÓn. horas antes... [inglÉs] >> no puede ser el Último plan de auyda. decÍa antes del voto final. un voto que el representante republicano tratÓ de bloquear. [inglÉs] >> Él pedÍa que todos los representantes estuvieran presentes para sus votos queden registrados. los legisladores votaron en ausencia. sin antes despertar la ira del presidente que dijo que querÍa publicidad. habÍa que sacarlo del partido y que era un desastre para la naciÓn y su estado. reportera: la ayuda ofrece a millones de estadounidenses da miles de millon

identified cases of corona virus at its research and development center in munich earlier this week dima and boats were also announced a plant shut down its. u.s. president donald trump has likened himself to a wartime president in fighting the coronavirus he says he will invoke the defense production act in case it's needed which would allow the government to use private sector to accelerate the production of needed equipment trump added that he plans to send hospital ships to affected areas we're sending. upon request the 2 hospital ships are being prepared right now of the missive ships the big white ships with the red cross on the it's one is called the mercy of the other is called the comfort and. in tip top shape if they were to will be they getting ready to come up to new york i spoke with governor cuomo about it he's excited about it and also we haven't made the final determination as to where it's going to go the west coast. the comfort is located. in san diego and it's going to be we'll be picking the destination fairly shortly. now is the world in x. ever stricter measures to

identified cases of corona virus at its research and development center in munich earlier this week dima and bokes wagon also announce shutting down plants well the airline industry could collapse without significant help from world governments that's the dire message from the international air transport association a body that represents the vast majority of global air traffic well the i 80 a says companies will need between 150 and 200000000 dollars to weather the pandemic and that care care in that carriers are short of cash to provide refunds especially hard hit are airlines that rely on the lucrative transatlantic route last week u.s. president all trump banned most incoming flights from europe for 30 days and the u.s. is imposing the e.u. rather is imposing limitations to german chancellor i'm going back on now says non e.u. residents will not be allowed to enter the block for the same period and it's not just weakening demand it's hurting the industry play makers are cutting production as a result of supply chain disruption and employee absences in the u.s. boeing has already aske

but those cars will need customers carmakers have identified range as the sticking point dima says its q.c. will cover 450 kilometers. out easy tron 417 kilometers b. and w.'s i extremely well have a range of 400 kilometers. and b.m.w. i next unveiled in december trumps them all with a purported range of 650 kilometers what is striking is that all these models are s.u.v.s because you can only travel far and electric cars with large and heavy batteries and they need a lot of space in large bodies. which don't get us i'm told frequently it's a step towards customer acceptance in which we're trying to explain to customers that electra mobility is actually nothing revolutionary so it's not it's just another way to drive a vehicle so now you're accustomed to. driving a certain range with your internal combustion engine vehicle it's logical to expect the same range from an electric car into bottom but. b.m.w. sees its future here in the very end countryside the group has established its electro mobility competent center in tingle thing it's i next to sit to roll of the assembly line here in

say dispenses parent company dima says it is suspending the majority of its european production in response to the coronavirus pandemic the shutdown affecting car van and commercial vehicle plans will be for an initial 2 week period it could be extended says it wants to interrupt infection change to contain the spread of the virus in its rocks. or the german car companies are also shutting down assembly lines the world's biggest daughter producer vaults father announced that it's suspending production factories in germany and elsewhere management has warned investors and employees to expect a bumpy road ahead. a banner year with record profits and record levels of investment. but the coronavirus pandemic has put the brakes on what should have been a good day for. fungus a fierce. turnover and disruptions in our supply chains which we will soon be confronted by. we will be forced to close down many of our production facilities. in common. work has already grown to a halt attractor reason spain italy and slovakia. and assembly lines here in germany and throughout the rest of the european unio