# Volkswagen investigates Changzhou supplier after mass graduate layoffs

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- South China Morning Post, 2026-09-01 12:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3366007/volkswagen-launches-inquiry-changzhou-supplier-following-mass-graduate-lay-offs?utm_source=rss_feed

> Mass layoffs affecting more than 100 new graduates at a key Chinese automotive supplier in Changzhou, Jiangsu, have triggered nationwide outrage and prompted Volkswagen to investigate. Analysts say the episode could lead enterprises across China to overhaul corporate-governance practices. The supplier at the centre is Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting System, China’s largest auto-lighting components maker by revenue.