Labour Lens

Cars, bikes & e-mobility: 14 companies

Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank

Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided

14 brands rated so far in Cars, bikes & e-mobility. The car brands Australians buy most, and the main bicycle and e-bike brands. Read the Cars, bikes & e-mobility guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.

1SubaruForced labour, last recorded in 2015 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs and all-wheel-drive wagonsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified2MazdaForced labour link, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs and utesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified3MitsubishiForced labour link, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilitySUVs, utes and plug-in hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4Honda (cars)Forced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs and hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified5NissanForced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs, utes and e-Power hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6Suzuki (cars)Forced labour link, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilitySmall cars, SUVs and hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7VolkswagenForced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs, utes and electric carsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8ToyotaForced labour link, last recorded in 2024 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs, utes and hybridsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9FordForced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityUtes, SUVs, vans and sports carsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified10TeslaForced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityElectric carsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified11MG Motor (SAIC)Forced labour link, last recorded in 2025 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityAffordable cars, SUVs and EVsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified12KiaChild labour, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs, utes and electric carsHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified13HyundaiChild labour, last recorded in 2022 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityCars, SUVs and electric carsHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified14BYDForced labour, last recorded in 2024 · Cars, bikes & e-mobilityElectric and plug-in hybrid cars and utesHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified
  • Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
  • Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
  • Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
  • * = self-reported