(FILES) German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) CEO Oliver Blume leaves the podium after an annual news conference to present the company's results at the company's headquarters in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on March 11, 2025. German auto giant Volkswagen's management meet on July 9, 2026 to thrash out plans for what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry with unions set to protest any mass job cuts. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)