An employees of German car producer Mercedes-Benz blows his whistle during a rally organized by the German metal workers' union IG Metall in front of the company's headquarters in Stuttgart, southern Germany on September 21, 2026. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Christiane Benner (C), chairwoman of the industrial union IG Metall, and other demonstrators hold a banner reading "A Future Instead of Clear-Cutting" as they protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "A Future Instead of Clear-Cutting" as they protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators wave flags with the logo of the IG Metall union as they protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Christiane Benner, chairwoman of the industrial union IG Metall, takes part in a protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Christiane Benner, chairwoman of the industrial union IG Metall, addresses workers during a protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Christiane Benner, chairwoman of the industrial union IG Metall, addresses workers during a protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Christiane Benner, chairwoman of the industrial union IG Metall, addresses workers during a protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)