Instead of additional pay, Volkswagen promised its chief union new investments and production that are designed to avoid layoffs.

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, and the IG Metall labor union reached an agreement to extend the workweek for employees in Germany without additional pay in exchange for product and investment guarantees.

HANOVER, Germany (AP) - Representatives from Volkswagen AG and Germany's biggest industrial union said Friday they had agreed to increase working hours at plants in western Germany by more than four hours a week to 33 hours without any increase in pay.The agreement between VW and the IG Metall union fell short of the 35-hour week sought by the carmaker as part of efforts to drastically cut

HANOVER, Germany (AP) - Representatives from Volkswagen AG and Germany's biggest industrial union said Friday they had agreed to increase working hours at plants in western Germany by more than four hours a week to 33 hours without any increase in pay.

HANOVER, Germany (AP) - Representatives from Volkswagen AG and Germany's biggest industrial union said Friday they had agreed to increase working hours at plants in western Germany by more than four hours a week to 33 hours without any increase in pay.

HANOVER, Germany (AP) - Representatives from Volkswagen AG and Germany's biggest industrial union said Friday they had agreed to increase working hours at plants in western Germany by more than four hours a week to 33 hours without any increase in pay.

HANOVER, Germany -- Representatives from Volkswagen AG and Germany's biggest industrial union said Friday they had agreed to increase working hours at plants in western Germany by more...

German carmaker Volkswagen AG and labor union said Friday that they have agreed to increase working hours at western German plants by more than four hours, without pay hikes.

VW Touran a Grown Up Vanagon for Soccer Moms?

Representatives from Volkswagen AG and Germany's biggest industrial union said Friday they had agreed to increase working hours at plants in western Germany by more than four hours a week to 33 hours without any increase in pay.