The VW headquarters are pictured, when employees of Germany's largest carmaker Volkswagen went on strike at the main factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen brand Thomas Schaefer makes a statement on the wage negotiations at Volkswagen with IG Metall, in Berlin, Germany, Friday Dec. 20, 2024. (Annette Riedl/dpa via AP)