An audit commissioned by Volkswagen into its jointly owned site in Xinjiang, China, failed to meet key aspects of the international standard the German carmaker's auditor said it had set for the process,

Leaked report, which the carmaker claimed cleared it from forced labour allegations, shows audit fell short, according to experts

The audit that Volkswagen claimed cleared it of allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang failed to meet international standards, according to a review of the leaked report on its findings. VW said in December that an audit had found "no indications of any use of forced labour" at its plant in the western Chinese region,