This photograph shows vehicles lining up for gas at a Total gas station with a fuel price panel in Civray-de-Touraine, on September 17, 2026. From France to Syria, via Guatemala, social unrest is rising around the world in response to soaring energy prices. While American diesel hit a new record at the pump on September 16, 2026, at nearly $6.27 a gallon, surging amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, energy prices are skyrocketing everywhere. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP via Getty Images)

A VW bus is parked at an electric charging station at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) on September 17, 2026 in Wolfsburg, Germany. German car giant Volkswagen had announced earlier in September 2026 that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

A construction crane is standing next to the VW logo of the power plant at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) on September 17, 2026 in Wolfsburg, Germany. German car giant Volkswagen had announced earlier in September 2026 that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Cupra Models are seen in the customer centre at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) in Wolfsburg, Germany. German car giant Volkswagen had announced earlier in September 2026 that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

A Cupra logo is seen in the customer centre at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) in Wolfsburg, Germany. German car giant Volkswagen had announced earlier in September 2026 that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

A VW logo on a new ID.Polo GTI is seen in the customer centre at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) in Wolfsburg, Germany. German car giant Volkswagen had announced earlier in September 2026 that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

VW logos are seen in the customer centre at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) in Wolfsburg, Germany. German car giant Volkswagen had announced earlier in September 2026 that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

A VW logo is seen in the customer centre at the headquarters of German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) in Wolfsburg, Germany. German car giant Volkswagen had announced earlier in September 2026 that management and unions had agreed to cut a total of 100,000 jobs by the end of the decade, the biggest-ever restructuring in the global auto industry. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)