The chairwoman of the Volkswagen works council on Wednesday called on management at the German auto giant to make concessions amid a wave of strikes over cost-cutting plans. "It is up to the board of management to decide how to proceed before Christmas,

Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume told workers that current union proposals to cut costs offer a starting point for negotiations but don’t go far enough to address flagging competitiveness at the carmaker’s namesake brand.

There has been no breakthrough in the wage dispute at ailing German automotive giant Volkswagen, a union official said on Thursday, after the third round of negotiations ended. The IG Metall metal-workers' union is now preparing for possible strikes in December,

Volkswagen AG workers across Germany plan to stage walkouts starting Monday after labor leaders and management failed to reach an agreement over how to slash costs at the carmaker’s namesake brand.

Volkswagen's union said it was gearing up for strikes across German factories from Dec. 1 after talks over wages and unprecedented factory closures at Europe's largest carmaker failed to achieve a breakthrough on Thursday.

Volkswagen chief executive Oliver Blume on Wednesday defended the carmaker's cost-cutting programme in a tense meeting at company headquarters in Wolfsburg, as thousands of employees gathered to protest.

Volkswagen's CEO and labour boss clashed during a staff meeting on Wednesday, with management pushing for major cuts while workers warned of more strikes if plant closures remain part of wage negotiations at the embattled German automaker.