A person holding a phone walks on Southbank of the River Thames backdropped by the business and financial district in central London on November 15, 2024. Britain's economy grew less than expected in the third quarter, official data showed November 15, 2024. Dealing a blow to the Labour government that has set its sights on growth expansion. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.1 percent in the July-September period, a slowdown compared to 0.5-percent growth in the second quarter, the Office for National Statistics said. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

A photo taken on November 15, 2024 shows a VW Tiguan (C-L) inside the car storage tower at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, in Wolfsburg, Germany. Battling a deep crisis, Volkswagen is eyeing an unprecedented cost-cutting drive and has warned it could close factories in Germany for the first time in its history. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The VW logo is seen on an ID.7 electric car inside the car storage tower at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, in Wolfsburg, Germany on November 15, 2024. Battling a deep crisis, Volkswagen is eyeing an unprecedented cost-cutting drive and has warned it could close factories in Germany for the first time in its history. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

VW cars are seen inside the car storage tower at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, in Wolfsburg, Germany on November 15, 2024. Battling a deep crisis, Volkswagen is eyeing an unprecedented cost-cutting drive and has warned it could close factories in Germany for the first time in its history. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

A general view taken on November 15, 2024 shows the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, in Wolfsburg, Germany. Battling a deep crisis, Volkswagen is eyeing an unprecedented cost-cutting drive and has warned it could close factories in Germany for the first time in its history. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The VW logo is seen on an ID.7 electric car inside the car storage tower at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, in Wolfsburg, Germany on November 15, 2024. Battling a deep crisis, Volkswagen is eyeing an unprecedented cost-cutting drive and has warned it could close factories in Germany for the first time in its history. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

The VW logo is seen on an ID.7 electric car inside the car storage tower at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, in Wolfsburg, Germany on November 15, 2024. Battling a deep crisis, Volkswagen is eyeing an unprecedented cost-cutting drive and has warned it could close factories in Germany for the first time in its history. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)

VW cars are seen inside the car storage tower at the Wolfsburg Volkswagen Plant, the worldwide headquarters of the Volkswagen Group, in Wolfsburg, Germany on November 15, 2024. Battling a deep crisis, Volkswagen is eyeing an unprecedented cost-cutting drive and has warned it could close factories in Germany for the first time in its history. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (Photo by TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images)