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A Volkswagen worker blows a whistle on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, outside a Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

A Volkswagen worker blows a whistle on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, outside a Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers attend a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen workers attend a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen workers march holding a sign with writing reading in German "Ready to Strike!" on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers march holding a sign with writing reading in German "Ready to Strike!" on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers demonstrate on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, outside a Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen workers demonstrate on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, outside a Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Thorsten Gröger, District Manager of IG Metall union, speaks at a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Thorsten Gröger, District Manager of IG Metall union, speaks at a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen workers attend a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen workers attend a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen workers are seen through a window as they attend at a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen workers are seen through a window as they attend at a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Daniela Cavallo, Chairwoman of the Volkswagen General Works Council, speaks at a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Daniela Cavallo, Chairwoman of the Volkswagen General Works Council, speaks at a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen employees take part in a demonstration during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, in Hanover, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen employees take part in a demonstration during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, in Hanover, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Moritz Frankenberg/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers gather for a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, at the Zwickau plant, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Sign at top reads in German ""Tradition meets future". (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers gather for a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, at the Zwickau plant, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Sign at top reads in German ""Tradition meets future". (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers march holding a sign with writing reading in German "Warning strike is our right" on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers march holding a sign with writing reading in German "Warning strike is our right" on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

The Volkswagen logo is seen at the company's plant in Emden, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP)

The Volkswagen logo is seen at the company's plant in Emden, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP)

A sign for the Volkswagen plant stands in Emden, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP)

A sign for the Volkswagen plant stands in Emden, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Sina Schuldt/dpa via AP)

An IG Metall trade union flag flies at the gate of a Volkswagen plant on the first day of a nationwide Volkswagen workers' strike, in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

An IG Metall trade union flag flies at the gate of a Volkswagen plant on the first day of a nationwide Volkswagen workers' strike, in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

An IG Metall trade union flag flies at the gate of a Volkswagen plant on the first day of a nationwide Volkswagen workers' strike, in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

An IG Metall trade union flag flies at the gate of a Volkswagen plant on the first day of a nationwide Volkswagen workers' strike, in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers wave trade union flags as they demonstrate on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, outside a Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers wave trade union flags as they demonstrate on the first day of a nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, outside a Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP)

Volkswagen workers attend at a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)

Volkswagen workers attend at a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP)