About 20,000 workers gathered at the main plant of the carmaker in Wolfsburg and the meeting was attended by the German Labour Minister, Hubertus Heil

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.

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 workers have launched rolling two-hour strikes at nine plants across Germany to underscore their resistance to pay cuts and factory closures.

Volkswagen car and component plants across Germany started two-hour strikes on Monday, bringing assembly lines to a halt as labour and management clash over the future of Europe's biggest carmaker.

As Volkswagen pushes sweeping restructuring measures, unions are preparing mass walkouts, signaling mounting tensions over layoffs, pay cuts, and factory closures.

Following widespread strikes by Volkswagen employees this week, a turbulent meeting over major cost-cutting plans was expected at the carmaker's German headquarters on Wednesday. Chief executive Oliver Blume was due to address workers at the plant in Wolfsburg,

Workers at Volkswagen plants across Germany walked off the job in waves on Monday for temporary work stoppages, marking the start of nationwide strikes against the German auto giant. About 66,000 VW employees - more than half of VW's factory workforce in Germany - joined the strikes,

As promised, so they acted. On Monday, 2nd December, Volkswagen's German factories halted operations for several hours. This action served as a warning to the company's management, who are threatening to close some plants and make staff redundant.

Workers across nine Volkswagen factories went on strike on Monday, Dec. 2, over proposed plant closures and pay cuts.