A board (R) reading 'Grosser Garten I' near an open door shows one of the negotiating rooms where one of the subgroups of metalworkers' union IG Metall and Europe's largest German car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) held talks in a hotel on December 20, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany. The crisis-wracked auto titan has been locked in bitter talks with unions since announcing in September that it was mulling the unprecedented step of shuttering plants in Germany. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)