Volkswagen in Germany has rejected union demands over pay and plant guarantees after the first round of collective bargaining negotiations ended without agreement. IG Metall and VW are negotiating new labour deals for the core VW brand's 130,

Labour leaders at German automaker Volkswagen (VW) demanded concrete details from company management on possible job cuts at the start of collective bargaining talks on Wednesday. VW earlier this month cancelled a long-standing job security deal with workers at the company and warned that it could no longer rule out mass layoffs or plant closures as part of an austerity plan at the auto brand.

Labour leaders on Wednesday said it was up to Volkswagen to present a plan for the carmaker's namesake brand that excluded plant closures and mass layoffs, slamming management for mistakes that have thrown the company into crisis.