Ahead of the second round of wage dispute and layoff talks, VW negotiator Arne Meiswinkel pointed out the company's difficult situation, saying Europe's auto industry faced critical challenges. "We now need joint and consistent action to find a viable and sustainable solution in the interests of our workforce and our company," Meiswinkel said.
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume cited new competitors in European markets and Germany's worsening position as a manufacturing location as reasons for the need to "act decisively."
Unions raised the prospect of strikes unless VW rules out plant closures from its restructuring plan, with labor and management also at odds over pay.
Employee council chief Daniela Cavallo has pledged to resist layoffs, which she said were the beginning of VW's plans for a "sell-off" of the industry in the company's home country.
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