FILE PHOTO: Second round of wage talks between Volkswagen AG

FILE PHOTO: Arne Meiswinkel, board member for human resources of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, shakes hands with Daniela Cavallo, chairwoman of the general and group works council of Volkswagen AG, during the second round of collective bargaining negotiations between Volkswagen and the IG Metall union in Wolfsburg, Germany October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo