Employees of German car producer Mercedes-Benz attend a rally organized by German metal workers' union IG Metall and hold a banner reading "Now it's over, Kaellenius!", addressing the Mercedes Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius, in front of the company's headquarters in Stuttgart, southern Germany on September 21, 2026. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Employees of German car producer Mercedes-Benz leave the company's headquarters to attend a rally organized by the German metal workers' union IG Metall in front of the company's headquarters in Stuttgart, southern Germany on September 21, 2026. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators wave a flag with the logo of the German metal workers' union IG Metall during a protest in front of the headquarters of German car producer Mercedes-Benz in Stuttgart, southern Germany on September 21, 2026. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

An employees of German car producer Mercedes-Benz thumbs up during a rally organized by the German metal workers' union IG Metall in front of the company's headquarters in Stuttgart, southern Germany on September 21, 2026. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

A photo shows a container of German international shipping company Hapag-Lloyd being lifted during dock operations on the French self-governing overseas collectivity and northern Atlantic archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on September 21, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

An employees of German car producer Mercedes-Benz blows his whistle during a rally organized by the German metal workers' union IG Metall in front of the company's headquarters in Stuttgart, southern Germany on September 21, 2026. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Christiane Benner (C), chairwoman of the industrial union IG Metall, and other demonstrators hold a banner reading "A Future Instead of Clear-Cutting" as they protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators hold a banner reading "A Future Instead of Clear-Cutting" as they protest against job cuts in front of the commercial cars plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW) on September 21, 2026 in Hanover, central Germany. The metalworkers' IG Metall union has called for nationwide protests at manufacturers and suppliers in the automotive industry, claiming government and management action to protect jobs and factories as the car industry hits crisis point. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP via Getty Images)