Volkswagen, one of the largest car companies in the world, has been going through some bad times lately. Your turnover and profit After the crash, we saw moves from the company to reduce costs. Factory closures and mass layoffs Rumor has it this is in the plans.

Today the company suffered another blow. So much so that workers at 9 different Volkswagen factories in Germany held a short strike today.

If strikes continue, production may come to a standstill

According to information received, thousands of people gathered in many regions, including the Hanover factory, which employs 14,000 people, and the headquarters in Wolfsburg, and held demonstrations criticizing the company. Naturally, this situation disrupted production. Only the main factory in Wolsfburg was on strike, even for 2 hours, including Golf hundreds of cars delayed It means. This is an indication of how serious the consequences can be.

Strikes raise concerns about the future of the company’s operations in Germany disagreement between employees and management came as a result. Last week, the union proposed measures to save the company 1.5 billion euros, including giving up bonuses between 2025 and 2026.

However, the car manufacturer refused. Instead, he stated that he needed to cut costs and increase profits to maintain his market share. A 10% pay cut he asked. This angered the union and employees. If this is not agreed in subsequent meetings Work stoppage of 24 hours or indefinitely We can see actions like. In other words, there is a possibility that the company’s output, whose sales are decreasing and profits are decreasing, will also decrease.