The IG Metall union, the biggest labor force in Germany, says 98,650 VW employees came out to protest, and as you’d expect given the number of workers involved, the strike action wasn’t limited to just a single site. A total of nine plants suffered disruption.

A day-long wave of strikes at nearly all of carmaker Volkswagen's plants across Germany ended early on Tuesday morning, with unions saying that nearly 100,000 VW factory workers had taken part in the protests.

VW workers have walked off the job this morning in Germany in reaction to proposed staff cuts and factory closures.