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[text/observer network qi qian] due to issues such as factory closures and layoffs, the conflict between german volkswagen and its trade unions continues to intensify.

according to reuters and afp, on september 25, local time, volkswagen ended the first round of collective negotiations with the union and explicitly rejected the union's demands for wage increases and opposition to layoffs. union representatives expressed strong dissatisfaction and threatened to go on strike. volkswagen executives reiterated that the company was at a disadvantage in the competition with chinese companies and other rivals, and that the "situation was very serious," calling on employees to "contribute to the company."

the first round of collective negotiations between volkswagen management and representatives of the german metal industry union (ig metall), which represents the interests of volkswagen's 130,000 employees in germany, broke down after three hours of heated debate.

volkswagen group released a statement on its official website saying that volkswagen "rejected" the union's request to "raise the salary of interns and dual-education students by 7% and pay a basic salary of 170 euros." volkswagen's chief negotiator arne meswinkel said: "the situation is very serious... we must maintain volkswagen's future viability and competitiveness in the long term. to do this, we need to reduce costs."

"we risk being overtaken by international competitors, so we have to act," meswinkel said, adding that high manufacturing costs, the slow pace of the transition to electric vehicles and growing competition from its main market, china, have hit volkswagen hard.